League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 7397 (Terracing: 5662, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mario Laremans got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Patrick Van Goitsenhoven's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robbin Koten was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. After some careless play in the ZVC ReLoaDed defense, Mario Laremans kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dyllen Wittemans. The ZVC ReLoaDed fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dyllen Wittemans should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Laremans in the 12th minute of play forced ZVC ReLoaDed's goalkeeper Dyllen Wittemans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robbin Koten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrick Van Goitsenhoven, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Rudi Reyniers managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gierle's supporters rose to their feet, but Rudi Reyniers was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dyllen Wittemans breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Laremans in the 37th minute of play forced ZVC ReLoaDed's goalkeeper Dyllen Wittemans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rudi Reyniers in the 38th minute of play forced ZVC ReLoaDed's goalkeeper Dyllen Wittemans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dyllen Wittemans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dominic den Ronden in the 39th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Laremans in the 41st minute of play forced ZVC ReLoaDed's goalkeeper Dyllen Wittemans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dyllen Wittemans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rudi Reyniers in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 42nd match minute, ZVC ReLoaDed was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Goegebeur to maneuver through the defense. Gierle's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Brecht Imberechts in the 45th minute. Brecht Imberechts made a great header on Gierle's corner, it was just that ZVC ReLoaDed's Dyllen Wittemans managed to reach the ball for a save. Rudi Reyniers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Dyllen Wittemans tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Gierle were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Didier de Pelsmaekers in the 51st minute of play forced Gierle's goalkeeper Robbin Koten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rudi Reyniers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dyllen Wittemans having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Didier de Pelsmaekers managed to get in a good position for a shot. ZVC ReLoaDed's supporters rose to their feet, but Didier de Pelsmaekers was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robbin Koten breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gillis Castermans charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gillis Castermans the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to ZVC ReLoaDed getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Gillis Castermans hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Dominic den Ronden managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gierle's supporters rose to their feet, but Dominic den Ronden was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dyllen Wittemans breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Robbin Koten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Van Goitsenhoven in the 66th minute of the match. When Rudi Reyniers came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Gierle fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rudi Reyniers couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Gierle's zone, Patrick Van Goitsenhoven stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robbin Koten came out of the goal and Patrick Van Goitsenhoven tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Mario Laremans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A hard shot 78 in the game by Rudi Reyniers from a close distance when the talented Dyllen Wittemans managed to make a qualified save. ZVC ReLoaDed's players were relieved. ZVC ReLoaDed's Dyllen Wittemans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mario Laremans in the 80th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rudi Reyniers got free with Dyllen Wittemans in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 92 minutes, Dominic den Ronden mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gierle and the ZVC ReLoaDed players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Gierle's Dominic den Ronden got a free kick in the 92nd minute.