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De Beverdam
Spectators: 9234 (Terracing: 6927, Seating: 2124, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Roni Coryn started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, De Beverpatrouille's goal looked a bit too open when Michiel Montens came free, but Ray De Lauw reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatan Corderall in the 7th minute of play forced Bacardi FC's goalkeeper Leo Dauwen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind De Beverpatrouille's goalkeeper Ray De Lauw, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ray De Lauw showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roni Coryn, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Bacardi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jonatan Corderall came free, but Leo Dauwen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Olliver Van Bever got free with Leo Dauwen in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ray De Lauw took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roni Coryn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Bacardi FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Boruc Wykowski hit a great ball. Olliver Van Bever scored 1-0 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leo Dauwen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 31 minutes into the match, De Beverpatrouille's Jonatan Corderall sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leo Dauwen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bacardi FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Beppe Ciccone was slow to take the kick. During this time De Beverpatrouille's players had a chance to rest. In the 33rd minute, Boruc Wykowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. De Beverpatrouille made a substitution. Jordi Van Bever replaced Jonatan Corderall. A collision led to Bacardi FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Boruc Wykowski hit a great ball. Beppe Ciccone was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 36th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Leo Dauwen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mbaka Mbolu in the 37th minute of the match. In the 41st minute Mbaka Mbolu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Dauwen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mbaka Mbolu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Leo Dauwen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Bacardi FC's zone, Mbaka Mbolu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leo Dauwen came out of the goal and Mbaka Mbolu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The audience was convinced that Mbaka Mbolu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leo Dauwen was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Mbaka Mbolu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leo Dauwen was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. In the 62nd minute De Beverpatrouille were awarded a corner. Beppe Ciccone went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led De Beverpatrouille's Beppe Ciccone to fire away a dangerous shot which Leo Dauwen despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Aybars Öveç might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leo Dauwen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aybars Öveç ran back to his position shaking his head. When Joost Asselberghs fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored De Beverpatrouille's protests and gave Joost Asselberghs a yellow card for diving instead. In the 68th minute, Joost Asselberghs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ray De Lauw made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roni Coryn in the 69th minute. If Mbaka Mbolu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute Arnoud Van Gestel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ray De Lauw saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bacardi FC made a substitution. Karel Christiaens replaced Diederik Vergouwen. In the 84th minute Mbaka Mbolu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Dauwen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ray De Lauw made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnoud Van Gestel in the 85th minute of play. Roni Coryn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ray De Lauw having to interfere. Leo Dauwen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mbaka Mbolu's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Bacardi FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.