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Vaake
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Steffen Nelis got the match started through his kick off. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 4th minute of the game. One of Club Djeep:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Liedekerke:s goal. Steffen Nelis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th minute, Gunther Hemelaer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 12 minutes, Rocky Van Hespen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Liedekerke's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rocky Van Hespen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 17 minutes into the match, Gert Winnepenninck notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Liedekerke's Wim Streels. Wim Streels was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Liedekerke's Steffen Nelis got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Constantijn Horemans came free with the goalkeeper in the 24th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Wim Streels could save by the left post. Chris-George Beckers took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 32nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Manuel Elens. Club Djeep's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 37th minute, Gwenn Depauw hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Steffen Nelis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Manuel Elens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manuel Elens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Izak Bekaert, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gert Winnepenninck during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 47th minute, Gert Winnepenninck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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.

After 53 played minutes Liedekerke got a freekick which was hit by Rocky Van Hespen. In the 53rd minute, Liedekerke's Rocky Van Hespen fired away a free kick that almost went in the goal, but it hit the crossbar and went out into the crowd. 57 minutes in the game, Steffen Nelis fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Manuel Elens having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantijn Horemans in the 70th minute of play forced Liedekerke's goalkeeper Wim Streels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Steffen Nelis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manuel Elens made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Rocky Van Hespen sent off a good shot on target. In the 86th minute, Constantijn Horemans 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. 93 minutes into the game, Rocky Van Hespen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Manuel Elens was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Steffen Nelis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Liedekerke players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.