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Spectators: 8435 (Terracing: 6327, Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 168) Steffen Skouten made the kick off and thus started the match. Alessandro Monta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reinaud Vrijdag, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Alessandro Monta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julius Damman in the 5th minute of play. After having played for 13 minutes, Steffen Skouten managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Buitre SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Steffen Skouten was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alessandro Monta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reinaud Vrijdag, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Alessandro Monta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christiaan Tkint in the 19th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Steffen Skouten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bart-Jan Van De Beeck was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julius Damman in the 23rd minute of play forced Buitre SC's goalkeeper Alessandro Monta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Steffen Skouten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30thth minute of the game Steffen Skouten who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Royal Antwerp FC's Bart-Jan Van De Beeck was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 31st minute Buitre SC were awarded a corner. Garry Poets went to the cornerflag to take it. 32 minutes into the match, Buitre SC's goal looked a bit too open when Christiaan Tkint came free, but Alessandro Monta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Constantijn Ruelens managed to get in a good position for a shot. Royal Antwerp FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Constantijn Ruelens was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alessandro Monta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christiaan Tkint in the 37th minute of play forced Buitre SC's goalkeeper Alessandro Monta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 40 minutes, Isaac Weets mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Buitre SC and the Royal Antwerp FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Isaac Weets kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Reinaud Vrijdag hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 47 minutes had been played when some careless play by Royal Antwerp FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Garry Poets was slow to take the kick. During this time Buitre SC's players had a chance to rest. Buitre SC's Garry Poets was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Bart-Jan Van De Beeck in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Christiaan Tkint made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christiaan Tkint in the 53rd minute of play forced Buitre SC's goalkeeper Alessandro Monta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute, Yelle Mathy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Buitre SC's Alessandro Monta got control of the ball when Christiaan Tkint tried to sneak it across the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, Buitre SC's goal looked a bit too open when Julius Damman came free, but Alessandro Monta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in Buitre SC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 60th minute. Penalty! Buitre SC:s Alessandro Monta showed great skill when he stopped Constantijn Ruelens:s penalty. If Yanniek Niewens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Evert Goddez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 71 minutes into the game, Reinaud Vrijdag was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Royal Antwerp FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Buitre SC the free kick. A collision led to Royal Antwerp FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Reinaud Vrijdag hit a great ball. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evert Goddez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alessandro Monta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reinaud Vrijdag, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. The audience was convinced that Reinaud Vrijdag's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alessandro Monta was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Reinaud Vrijdag got his second yellow card in the match during the 77th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Royal Antwerp FC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Reinaud Vrijdag hit a great ball. 79 minutes into the match, Royal Antwerp FC's goal looked a bit too open when Evert Goddez came free, but Bart-Jan Van De Beeck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Evert Goddez scored 1-0 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bart-Jan Van De Beeck, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jacob de Pelsmaeker kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Buitre SC's zone, Christiaan Tkint stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alessandro Monta came out of the goal and Christiaan Tkint tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alessandro Monta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Constantijn Ruelens in the 86th minute. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Buitre SC's goalkeeper Alessandro Monta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mattias de Pelsmaecker recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Royal Antwerp FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.