BakanakhaUbago Arena
Spectators: 9290 (Terracing: 6969,
Seating: 2136, VIP seats: 185) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Benedicto Atarratze got the match started through his kick off. Mitch Lauwers stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paul Geeraerts's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute Pezerik were awarded a corner. Henri-Xavier Pauwels went to the cornerflag to take it. Octavian Rutgeerts was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 8 minutes into the match, Selebi-Phikwe's goal looked a bit too open when Geoffry Lefevre came free, but Mitch Lauwers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Benedicto Atarratze could shoot a difficult shot in the 10th minute, which Shota Stopa however easily saved by the left post. In the 12thth minute of the game Paul Geeraerts who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Selebi-Phikwe's Mitch Lauwers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 13th minute of the match Pezerik got a corner. Selebi-Phikwe's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Henri-Xavier Pauwels ran over to the corner to take the kick. Paul Geeraerts was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. When Guillaume Van Bever came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Pezerik 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 Guillaume Van Bever couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pierrot Uyttebroeck in the 21st minute of play forced Selebi-Phikwe's goalkeeper Mitch Lauwers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Pierrot Uyttebroeck's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mitch Lauwers was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Mitch Lauwers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pierrot Uyttebroeck, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. If Benedicto Atarratze had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32nd match minute, Pezerik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jelle Temmerman to maneuver through the defense. Mitch Lauwers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geoffry Lefevre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pierrot Uyttebroeck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Selebi-Phikwe booed when Pezerik was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jelle Temmerman didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 44th minute, Abid Bubalo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mitch Lauwers stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Geoffry Lefevre's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Guillaume Van Bever received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Mitch Lauwers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Geoffry Lefevre stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Benedicto Atarratze made a precise shot to the right of Shota Stopa. Pezerik's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. The supporters of Selebi-Phikwe booed when Pezerik was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paul Geeraerts didn't get a good kick on the ball. Selebi-Phikwe's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Radan Anatkov in the 57th minute. After taking down the ball on Selebi-Phikwe's corner Radan Anatkov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Shota Stopa quite easily take care of the ball. Benedicto Atarratze blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Shota Stopa having to make a save. Pezerik's Shota Stopa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedicto Atarratze in the 61st minute of play. Geoffry Lefevre blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mitch Lauwers having to make a save. In the 65th minute, Paul Geeraerts ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mitch Lauwers was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Selebi-Phikwe made a substitution. Cléberson Neves replaced Benedicto Atarratze. Shota Stopa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cléberson Neves in the 70th minute of the match. Cléberson Neves's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shota Stopa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. When Pezerik's Geoffry Lefevre in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Selebi-Phikwe's goalie prevented a goal. After 78 played minutes Selebi-Phikwe got a freekick which was hit by Radan Anatkov. Selebi-Phikwe's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Paul Geeraerts scored to the left of an out of position Mitch Lauwers, making the score, 1-2. In the 84th minute, Pierrot Uyttebroeck 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. Mitch Lauwers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geoffry Lefevre, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. In the 96th match minute, Pezerik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Geeraerts to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 98 minutes, Cléberson Neves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Selebi-Phikwe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cléberson Neves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.
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