League

Antwerp Arena
Spectators: 9101 (Terracing: 6918, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 183) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edmílson Santos got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Selebi-Phikwe's goalkeeper Mitch Lauwers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edmílson Santos. Mitch Lauwers made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Winarto Songgonau sent off a good shot on target. Erik Van Buyten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Anversa Club's zone, Benedicto Atarratze stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Waut Van Der Meeren came out of the goal and Benedicto Atarratze tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abid Bubalo made a great header on Selebi-Phikwe's corner, it was just that Anversa Club's Waut Van Der Meeren managed to reach the ball for a save. 36 minutes in the game Mickael De Winter did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Nestor Cruz. After 41 minutes of play, Selebi-Phikwe's Benedicto Atarratze made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Waut Van Der Meeren was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Anversa Club's Joe Van Landschoot got a free kick in the 43rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedicto Atarratze in the 45th minute of play forced Anversa Club's goalkeeper Waut Van Der Meeren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Anversa Club players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Selebi-Phikwe were winning 0-1.

Thanks to some nice moves Sebastian Quin could shoot a difficult shot in the 51st minute, which Waut Van Der Meeren however easily saved by the left post. Anversa Club's Waut Van Der Meeren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abid Bubalo in the 53rd minute of play. Selebi-Phikwe's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Abid Bubalo in the 56th minute. Mitch Lauwers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reiner Fallas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute, Reiner Fallas 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. 63 minutes into the match, Anversa Club's goal looked a bit too open when Abid Bubalo came free, but Waut Van Der Meeren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Anversa Club getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Mickael De Winter hit a great ball. Selebi-Phikwe made a substitution. Cléberson Neves replaced Benedicto Atarratze. A collision led to Anversa Club getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Mickael De Winter hit a great ball. Waut Van Der Meeren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cléberson Neves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Waut Van Der Meeren made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Cléberson Neves sent off a good shot on target. Cléberson Neves in the 78thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Waut Van Der Meeren, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Cléberson Neves's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Waut Van Der Meeren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. Rafik Oliwa hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Mitch Lauwers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reiner Fallas, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Waut Van Der Meeren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abid Bubalo, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. The Anversa Club supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Selebi-Phikwe's performance. The match ended with a win for Selebi-Phikwe.