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Spectators: 7993 (Terracing: 5996, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) Sporting Mambo's Lennart De Clercq started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Lucien Scheerens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maxim Petermans in the 3rd minute. After 7 played minutes Sporting Mambo got a freekick which was hit by Raf Van Gertsuyden. In the 8th minute of the match Jamie Isemborgh sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lucien Scheerens skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, KAMPFSCHWEINEN's Bryan Schoutens got a free kick in the 12th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lennart De Clercq in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Peter Jonckers saved KAMPFSCHWEINEN from getting behind. 17 minutes into the match, Sporting Mambo's goalkeeper Lucien Scheerens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maxim Petermans. Lucien Scheerens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeroen Van Goitsenhoven, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th play minute Frans Westelinx came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Lucien Scheerens. 1-0. A collision led to Sporting Mambo getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Oscar De Worteleer hit a great ball. A hard shot by Jamie Isemborgh from long distance, 28 minutes into the match, got Lucien Scheerens's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Francis Van De Putts fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Peter Jonckers having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Lennart De Clercq's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Peter Jonckers was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Sporting Mambo's Lucien Scheerens proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Sporting Mambo from getting a goal against them. 37 minutes into the match, Maxim Petermans dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lucien Scheerens, 2-0. In the 42nd minute, Maxim Petermans left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KAMPFSCHWEINEN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jeroen Van Goitsenhoven made a kick off. The supporters of Sporting Mambo booed when KAMPFSCHWEINEN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Van Gorp didn't get a good kick on the ball. Raf Van Gertsuyden might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Peter Jonckers. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Raf Van Gertsuyden ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennart De Clercq in the 55th minute of play forced KAMPFSCHWEINEN's goalkeeper Peter Jonckers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Peter Jonckers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lennart De Clercq in the 59th minute. Lucien Scheerens came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by KAMPFSCHWEINEN's Maxim Petermans. But to his dismay, Maxim Petermans quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeroen Van Goitsenhoven in the 65th minute of play forced Sporting Mambo's goalkeeper Lucien Scheerens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucien Scheerens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maxim Petermans, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Sporting Mambo's goal looked a bit too open when Jeroen Van Goitsenhoven came free, but Lucien Scheerens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxim Petermans in the 72nd minute of play forced Sporting Mambo's goalkeeper Lucien Scheerens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Francis Van De Putts sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeroen Van Goitsenhoven in the 79th minute of play forced Sporting Mambo's goalkeeper Lucien Scheerens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucien Scheerens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxim Petermans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Lucas Van Clijnebreugel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jeroen Van Goitsenhoven fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucien Scheerens having to interfere. Sporting Mambo's Lucien Scheerens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frans Westelinx in the 95th minute of play. 95 minutes into the game, Francis Van De Putts was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sporting Mambo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KAMPFSCHWEINEN the free kick. A collision led to Sporting Mambo getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Francis Van De Putts hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Sporting Mambo defense, Jeroen Van Goitsenhoven kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lucien Scheerens. The Sporting Mambo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lucien Scheerens should have stopped the shot.