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Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Lars De Hertoghe started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Charly Cooreman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Lionel Dekker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 5 minutes into the match, SC Internacional's goalkeeper Samuel Jespers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lars De Hertoghe. 10 minutes into the game, SC Internacional's Hans Wolput nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lionel Dekker made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Christoph De Smedt hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Hans Wolput received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Lionel Dekker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Luckas Van Aertvin came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the TAFKAZ 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 Luckas Van Aertvin couldn't finish the play. In the 29th minute, Lars De Hertoghe fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Samuel Jespers, passed just outside the right post. Luckas Van Aertvin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Lars De Hertoghe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Samuel Jespers was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars De Hertoghe in the 42nd minute of play forced SC Internacional's goalkeeper Samuel Jespers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Lars De Hertoghe managed to get in a good position for a shot. TAFKAZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Lars De Hertoghe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuel Jespers breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hans Wolput was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Luckas Van Aertvin managed to get in a good position for a shot. TAFKAZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Luckas Van Aertvin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuel Jespers breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Samuel Jespers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luckas Van Aertvin in the 56th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, SC Internacional's goal looked a bit too open when Luckas Van Aertvin came free, but Samuel Jespers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 61 minutes, Francois Schaerlaekens mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TAFKAZ and the SC Internacional players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luckas Van Aertvin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Samuel Jespers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Samuel Jespers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars De Hertoghe, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 73rd match minute, SC Internacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wesly Maes to maneuver through the defense. 74 minutes into the match, SC Internacional's goal looked a bit too open when Alek De Winter came free, but Samuel Jespers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Abraham Sterkx came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the SC Internacional 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 Abraham Sterkx couldn't finish the play. Luckas Van Aertvin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Luckas Van Aertvin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Samuel Jespers was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Samuel Jespers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luckas Van Aertvin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute Luckas Van Aertvin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Jespers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88thth minute of the game Luckas Van Aertvin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Internacional's Samuel Jespers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. SC Internacional's Samuel Jespers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars De Hertoghe in the 90th minute of play. In the 93rdth minute of the game Luckas Van Aertvin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Internacional's Samuel Jespers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 97 minutes of play, TAFKAZ's Francois Schaerlaekens made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Samuel Jespers was left in no man's land by his defense there!