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Regenboogstadion
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Emanuel Haentjens kicked off to start the match. Artuur Stuijckens hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Emanuel Haentjens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nils Koens having to interfere. If Joost De Raeijmaeker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emanuel Haentjens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind SV Zulte Waregem's goalkeeper Nils Koens, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to SV Zulte Waregem getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Steven Pelgrims hit a great ball. Roland Oyen, 18 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After a rather tough play, SV Zulte Waregem's Steven Pelgrims got a free kick in the 19th minute. Andre Koten's late challenge caught a SV Zulte Waregem's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andre Koten helped the player get up and apologised. After 25 played minutes FC Draconia 2 got a freekick which was hit by Andre Koten. Ryan Huytterhoeven sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Ryan Huytterhoeven's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mateo Van Huyck was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. After 38 minutes, Alain Verhaeghen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SV Zulte Waregem and the FC Draconia 2 players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee gave FC Draconia 2 a penalty, 40 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Roland Oyen, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of SV Zulte Waregem's Nils Koens. 0-1. 46 minutes into the match, Emanuel Haentjens notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of SV Zulte Waregem's Nils Koens. Nils Koens was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ryan Huytterhoeven stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Emanuel Haentjens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SV Zulte Waregem's Evert Berghmans got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joost De Raeijmaeker's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Nils Koens firmly grabbed it by the left post. Ryan Huytterhoeven sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 64th match minute, SV Zulte Waregem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Steven Pelgrims to maneuver through the defense. Ryan Huytterhoeven sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SV Zulte Waregem's Nils Koens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Haentjens in the 72nd minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, SV Zulte Waregem's goalkeeper Nils Koens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joost De Raeijmaeker. Evert Berghmans recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mateo Van Huyck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ryan Huytterhoeven, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After having played for 78 minutes, Joost De Raeijmaeker managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Draconia 2's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joost De Raeijmaeker was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to FC Draconia 2 getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Richey Englebert hit a great ball. In the 87th minute, one of FC Draconia 2: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 FC Draconia 2. The referee gave SV Zulte Waregem a penalty, 89 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Alain Verhaeghen, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Draconia 2's Mateo Van Huyck. 1-2. Joost De Raeijmaeker in the 97thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nils Koens, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 98th match minute, SV Zulte Waregem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Steven Pelgrims to maneuver through the defense. Joost De Raeijmaeker could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 99th minute of the match, but Nils Koens made a huge save. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FC Draconia 2 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.