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Arena Westmeerbeek
Spectators: 7512 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 100) KAA Tongerlo's Bernt Raeijmaeckers 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. Ludo Van de Plas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludo Van de Plas in the 8th minute of play forced KAA Tongerlo's goalkeeper Douglas Vandewalle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute, Erwin-Alexander Van De Broeck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joey Van Gestelt's late challenge caught a KAA Tongerlo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joey Van Gestelt helped the player get up and apologised. Nicolaas Verelst took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jim Van Den Hout, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes into the game, FC Fatmax's Gert Van hoegaerde nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Douglas Vandewalle made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After 17 played minutes FC Fatmax got a freekick which was hit by Jannis Caes. Gert Van hoegaerde could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Douglas Vandewalle made a huge save. After 22 played minutes KAA Tongerlo got a freekick which was hit by Guillaume Limpens. Gert Van hoegaerde received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Douglas Vandewalle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bernt Raeijmaeckers scored 1-1 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nicolaas Verelst, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludo Van de Plas in the 33rd minute of play forced KAA Tongerlo's goalkeeper Douglas Vandewalle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Douglas Vandewalle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ludo Van de Plas in the 35th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in FC Fatmax's zone, Jim Van Den Hout stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicolaas Verelst came out of the goal and Jim Van Den Hout tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in FC Fatmax's zone, Bernt Raeijmaeckers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicolaas Verelst came out of the goal and Bernt Raeijmaeckers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Jim Van Den Hout had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ludo Van de Plas made a kick off. Nicolaas Verelst was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bernt Raeijmaeckers showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 52 minute of play. After having played for 55 minutes, Gert Van hoegaerde managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Fatmax's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gert Van hoegaerde was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jim Van Den Hout received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Nicolaas Verelst tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. KAA Tongerlo's Douglas Vandewalle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ludo Van de Plas in the 65th minute of play. Camiel Heijlen took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Douglas Vandewalle. KAA Tongerlo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. KAA Tongerlo's Steff Ghesels couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 71st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for FC Fatmax. After a defensive mix-up in KAA Tongerlo's zone, Ludo Van de Plas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Douglas Vandewalle came out of the goal and Ludo Van de Plas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Ludo Van de Plas managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Fatmax's supporters rose to their feet, but Ludo Van de Plas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Douglas Vandewalle breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Douglas Vandewalle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gert Van hoegaerde in the 81st minute of the match. If Gert Van hoegaerde had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ludo Van de Plas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Douglas Vandewalle having to interfere. After 89 played minutes KAA Tongerlo got a freekick which was hit by Guillaume Limpens. In the 91st minute, Gert Van hoegaerde 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. Nicolaas Verelst showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernt Raeijmaeckers in the 96th minute of the match.