League

Meerdorp Stadion
Spectators: 8526 (Terracing: 6395, Seating: 1961, VIP seats: 170) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcus Odin got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Decathlon Anderlecht's goal looked a bit too open when Geert-Jan Geraerts came free, but Ciro Lira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ciro Lira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leon Clement, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. FC Achterheide's Timmy Standaerts proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save FC Achterheide from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Decathlon Anderlecht booed when FC Achterheide was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vincent Masculier didn't get a good kick on the ball. Decathlon Anderlecht's Richy Valkeneers shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 21st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Timmy Standaerts but with some difficulty. 25 minutes into the match, Decathlon Anderlecht's goal looked a bit too open when Geert-Jan Geraerts came free, but Ciro Lira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Gregoire Humblets dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Timmy Standaerts, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geert-Jan Geraerts in the 33rd minute of play forced Decathlon Anderlecht's goalkeeper Ciro Lira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcus Odin kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Timmy Standaerts made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Remco Dekker sent off a good shot on target. When FC Achterheide's Geert-Jan Geraerts in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Decathlon Anderlecht's goalie prevented a goal. After 41 minutes, Constantijn Kingsgaard made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Decathlon Anderlecht's Ciro Lira tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Cafu van Beek charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cafu van Beek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cafu van Beek hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Edgard Godefroid's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciro Lira was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. FC Achterheide's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jonas Örnberg in the 47th minute. It was a well-played corner which Leon Clement managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Ciro Lira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leon Clement in the 47th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edgard Godefroid was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Decathlon Anderlecht getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Marcus Odin hit a great ball. In the 55th minute, Geert-Jan Geraerts ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ciro Lira was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Ciro Lira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Constantijn Kingsgaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Decathlon Anderlecht's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Richy Valkeneers in the 61st minute. Timmy Standaerts showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remco Dekker in the 64th minute of the match. Decathlon Anderlecht's Ciro Lira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Constantijn Kingsgaard in the 66th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Constantijn Kingsgaard got free with Ciro Lira in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rudi Cools during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 71 played minutes Decathlon Anderlecht got a freekick which was hit by Rudi Cools. FC Achterheide's Norberto Granja was substituted for Jonas Örnberg. After a rather tough play, Decathlon Anderlecht's Rudi Cools got a free kick in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantijn Kingsgaard in the 73rd minute of play forced Decathlon Anderlecht's goalkeeper Ciro Lira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciro Lira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Constantijn Kingsgaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciro Lira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto Granja in the 76th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the match, Decathlon Anderlecht's goal looked a bit too open when Constantijn Kingsgaard came free, but Ciro Lira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute Decathlon Anderlecht were awarded a corner. Richy Valkeneers went to the cornerflag to take it. Ciro Lira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Constantijn Kingsgaard in the 89th minute of the match. Ciro Lira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edgard Godefroid in the 91st minute. The FC Achterheide supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Achterheide would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.