League

MacArena
Spectators: 8051 (Terracing: 6039, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cesinha Simão kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in KSV Jabbeke's zone, Bryan Adriens stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ewout Laureys came out of the goal and Bryan Adriens tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With 11 minutes on the clock, Brian Van Mellaert commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 11th minute, one of KSV Jabbeke:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for KSV Jabbeke. In the 13th minute, the referee gave FC Coppenst a penalty. Jammy Denys looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Ewout Laureys. In the 15th match minute, KSV Jabbeke was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joerie Van Huruck to maneuver through the defense. Edgard Koens kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Bryan Adriens took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ewout Laureys. Ewout Laureys dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dráuzio de Andrade during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of KSV Jabbeke booed when FC Coppenst was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dráuzio de Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 29 minutes, Lenny Leenpoels mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Coppenst and the KSV Jabbeke players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lenny Leenpoels kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Edgard Koens charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edgard Koens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 31st match minute, KSV Jabbeke was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgard Koens to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 32 minutes, Cesinha Simão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Coppenst's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cesinha Simão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yoeri Koppens might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Samuel Palolahti. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yoeri Koppens ran back to his position shaking his head. 37 minutes into the match, KSV Jabbeke's goal looked a bit too open when Cesinha Simão came free, but Ewout Laureys reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ewout Laureys made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bryan Adriens in the 40th minute. Glenn Schoutens charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Glenn Schoutens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Glenn Schoutens kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Lenny Leenpoels sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and KSV Jabbeke's Ewout Laureys didn't even have to move. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yoeri Koppens to make the kick off. Ewout Laureys took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesinha Simão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 54 minutes into the match, Joppe deconinck notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of KSV Jabbeke's Ewout Laureys. Ewout Laureys was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 58th minute, Cesinha Simão made a precise shot to the right of Ewout Laureys. KSV Jabbeke's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Samuel Palolahti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgard Koens, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. The supporters of KSV Jabbeke booed when FC Coppenst was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lenny Leenpoels didn't get a good kick on the ball. 68 minutes into the game, Yoeri Koppens was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KSV Jabbeke's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Coppenst the free kick. After 68 played minutes KSV Jabbeke got a freekick which was hit by Yoeri Koppens. After a defensive mix-up in FC Coppenst's zone, Yoeri Koppens stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Palolahti came out of the goal and Yoeri Koppens tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thobias Leers kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Yoeri Koppens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. KSV Jabbeke's Ewout Laureys played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bryan Adriens in the 84th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesinha Simão in the 86th minute of play forced KSV Jabbeke's goalkeeper Ewout Laureys to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC Coppenst's zone, Yoeri Koppens stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Palolahti came out of the goal and Yoeri Koppens tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yoeri Koppens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Coppenst's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.