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Langemark-Poelkapell
Spectators: 9207 (Terracing: 6907, Seating: 2117, VIP seats: 183) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dirk Toeback kicked off to start the match. Nemesio Rubio's late challenge caught a RWDM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nemesio Rubio helped the player get up and apologised. Nemesio Rubio kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Wilton Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dirk Toeback in the 4th minute of the match. In the 5th minute Fernand De Beer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilton Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennert Van der Vloedt in the 8th minute of play forced FC LEMUREN's goalkeeper Wilton Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC LEMUREN's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Conny Komen was slow to take the kick. During this time RWDM's players had a chance to rest. In the 14th minute Dany-Adams De Scheper shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilton Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 17 played minutes FC LEMUREN got a freekick which was hit by Thibau Van den Paenhuysen. In the 18th minute, Fernand De Beer made a precise shot to the right of Wilton Cruz. FC LEMUREN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 24th minute Mickael Volens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Vandenberge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fernand De Beer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilton Cruz having to interfere. After a rather tough play, FC LEMUREN's Mickael Volens got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 32nd minute Lennert Van der Vloedt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilton Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mickael Volens got free with Tony Vandenberge in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 37th minute FC LEMUREN were awarded a corner. Marnix Peten went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of RWDM's goalie and right to Edgardo Gilesindo. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. RWDM's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Wilton Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernand De Beer, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 41 minutes into the match, RWDM's goal looked a bit too open when Nemesio Rubio came free, but Tony Vandenberge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC LEMUREN's Wilton Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lennert Van der Vloedt in the 43rd minute of play. Mickael Volens's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tony Vandenberge firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 47th match minute, FC LEMUREN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Gündüz Güleç to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mickael Volens to make the kick off. Wilton Cruz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dirk Toeback showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 55 minute of play. Mickael Volens struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Tony Vandenberge didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC LEMUREN. The crowd rose to their feet as RWDM's Lennert Van der Vloedt slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Wilton Cruz. That made the score 0-3 after 63 minutes of play. Fernand De Beer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Wilton Cruz made a huge save. FC LEMUREN's Wilton Cruz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save FC LEMUREN from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, FC LEMUREN's Wilton Cruz got control of the ball when Fernand De Beer tried to sneak it across the goal line. RWDM were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after FC LEMUREN's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Conny Komen took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of FC LEMUREN's goalie and right to Victor Figaro. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. FC LEMUREN's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After 73 played minutes FC LEMUREN got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Gündüz Güleç. With a little luck, FC LEMUREN's Wilton Cruz got control of the ball when Dirk Toeback tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 77th minute Dirk Toeback shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilton Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nemesio Rubio in the 80th minute of play forced RWDM's goalkeeper Tony Vandenberge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilton Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lennert Van der Vloedt, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Wilton Cruz made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Fernand De Beer sent off a good shot on target. Wilton Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lennert Van der Vloedt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilton Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dirk Toeback in the 87th minute of the match. Tony Vandenberge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nemesio Rubio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 91 minutes into the match, RWDM's goal looked a bit too open when Mickael Volens came free, but Tony Vandenberge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wilton Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dirk Toeback in the 93rd minute of the match. Tony Vandenberge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marnix Peten in the 96th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. RWDM walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.