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Estadio De Portolano
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bartjan Engelboorgs took the kick off in the first half of the match. Steff Wauters took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dean Kest, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Oscar Van Aertvin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tommi Wynaerts showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ludo Tilens, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 14th minute Oscar Van Aertvin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tommi Wynaerts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oscar Van Aertvin hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Tommi Wynaerts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ludo Tilens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Frank Vermeesch fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Portolano JM's protests and gave Frank Vermeesch a yellow card for diving instead. In the 23rd minute, Oscar Van Aertvin made a precise shot to the right of Tommi Wynaerts. Portolano JM's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Peter Klijnhens managed to get in a good position for a shot. Portolano JM's supporters rose to their feet, but Peter Klijnhens was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Steff Wauters breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Portolano JM's goalkeeper Tommi Wynaerts, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 37 minutes into the match, Portolano JM's goal looked a bit too open when Ludo Tilens came free, but Tommi Wynaerts reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 40 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Andris Kustermans sped through Portolano JM's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tommi Wynaerts. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

In the 62nd minute, Ludo Tilens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 69 minutes into the match, Oscar Van Aertvin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tommi Wynaerts. Portolano JM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oscar Van Aertvin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After some careless play in the Portolano JM defense, Andris Kustermans kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tommi Wynaerts. The Portolano JM fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tommi Wynaerts should have stopped the shot. In the 78th minute, FC Ortho's Oscar Van Aertvin ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tommi Wynaerts. Tommi Wynaerts yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. Balthazar Vrijdag hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. When Andrew Reijnders came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the FC Ortho fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Andrew Reijnders couldn't finish the play. 95 minutes into the match, Portolano JM's goalkeeper Tommi Wynaerts had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oscar Van Aertvin. FC Ortho played a much better game than Portolano JM and deserved their victory. The Portolano JM players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.