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Vlamertinge
Spectators: 7394 (Terracing: 5546, Seating: 1701, VIP seats: 147) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tommie Izemborgh took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tommie Izemborgh in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Louis-Philippe Demarrez saved M.M. from getting behind. Louis-Philippe Demarrez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tommie Izemborgh's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Harry Vranckx blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dean Wijnrijx having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Harry Vranckx's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dean Wijnrijx was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. 17 minutes into the game, Matthy Reniers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Louis-Philippe Demarrez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Lovenhoek's Tommie Izemborgh in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye M.M.'s goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of M.M. booed when Lovenhoek was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joppe Van Houtvinc didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, M.M.'s Edwin Winnepenninckx tried to score from far away in the 28th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. If Harry Vranckx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Lovenhoek getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Joppe Van Houtvinc hit a great ball. Sean Huyterhoeven kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Dean Wijnrijx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harry Vranckx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sean Huyterhoeven blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dean Wijnrijx having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Harry Vranckx's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dean Wijnrijx was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. After 43 minutes, Jorre Bouwmans mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the M.M. and the Lovenhoek players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 43rd match minute, M.M. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jorre Bouwmans to maneuver through the defense. After the first half Lovenhoek were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Harry Vranckx stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. M.M.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edwin Winnepenninckx in the 54th minute. After a rather tough play, M.M.'s Harry Vranckx got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 60th minute, Charles-Louis Rockeloos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 61st minute, Tommie Izemborgh got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Matthy Reniers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in M.M.'s zone, Tommie Izemborgh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Louis-Philippe Demarrez came out of the goal and Tommie Izemborgh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lovenhoek's Dean Wijnrijx played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harry Vranckx in the 79th minute of play. In the 88th match minute, M.M. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cederic Walters to maneuver through the defense. If Tommie Izemborgh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.