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Hotshot XI Superdome
Spectators: 9206 (Terracing: 6906, Seating: 2117, VIP seats: 183) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dido Muhtarov got the match started through his kick off. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Mavrudi Simov sped through KFC Vliegplein's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Henk Pijps. In the 13th minute, 严真鹰 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. Walter Meeus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Philipp Van Emelen in the 17th minute of the match. When Ferdinand Weijnants came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the KFC Vliegplein 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 Ferdinand Weijnants couldn't finish the play. Walter Meeus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Philipp Van Emelen, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 25th minute of the match, 严真鹰 tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Henk Pijps saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A collision led to KFC Vliegplein getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Ferdinand Weijnants hit a great ball. In the 31st minute, Paul-Louis Jannes made a precise shot to the right of Walter Meeus. Hotshot XI Productions TM's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Walter Meeus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Philipp Van Emelen, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. The audience was convinced that Edgard Kints's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Henk Pijps was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Walter Meeus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdinand Weijnants in the 37th minute of play. Henk Pijps took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Corneel Van Cleijnenbreughel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, KFC Vliegplein's Piet Van Bostraeten seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Piet Van Bostraeten the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of KFC Vliegplein protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Piet Van Bostraeten had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 44 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for KFC Vliegplein! No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ferdinand Weijnants to strike the kick off in the second half. Corneel Van Cleijnenbreughel 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. 56 minutes into the match, Hotshot XI Productions TM's goal looked a bit too open when Paul-Louis Jannes came free, but Walter Meeus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind KFC Vliegplein's goalkeeper Henk Pijps, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Miguel Clijsters fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KFC Vliegplein's protests and gave Miguel Clijsters a yellow card for diving instead. KFC Vliegplein's Ferdinand Weijnants got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dido Muhtarov in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Henk Pijps saved KFC Vliegplein from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paul-Louis Jannes during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 73 played minutes KFC Vliegplein got a freekick which was hit by Paul-Louis Jannes. Henk Pijps showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bart-Jan Cornelis, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dido Muhtarov in the 87th minute of play forced KFC Vliegplein's goalkeeper Henk Pijps to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of KFC Vliegplein booed when Hotshot XI Productions TM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgard Kints didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Hotshot XI Productions TM had won after a very even match.