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Moisty Moire
Spectators: 8602 (Terracing: 6453, Seating: 1978, VIP seats: 171) KFC Nederename's Wannes van Elderen started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philippe-Arnaud Reynders in the 4th minute of play forced Flamenco United's goalkeeper Ye Zheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute of the match KFC Nederename got a corner. Flamenco United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ahmet-Sela-Yunus-Emre El Abidine Ben Ali ran over to the corner to take the kick. KFC Nederename's Ahmet-Sela-Yunus-Emre El Abidine Ben Ali was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ye Zheng in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Flamenco United's goalkeeper Ye Zheng, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, KFC Nederename's Bernardo Di Maio got control of the ball when Camillo Mercuri tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 14 minutes of play, KFC Nederename's Wannes van Elderen made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ye Zheng was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 22nd minute Yanick Schautens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Di Maio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bircan Serdar in the 24th minute of play forced KFC Nederename's goalkeeper Bernardo Di Maio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to KFC Nederename getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Ahmet-Sela-Yunus-Emre El Abidine Ben Ali hit a great ball. 27 minutes into the match, KFC Nederename's goal looked a bit too open when Bircan Serdar came free, but Bernardo Di Maio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Flamenco United getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Bircan Serdar hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, Flamenco United's goal looked a bit too open when Philippe-Arnaud Reynders came free, but Ye Zheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicky Coenen in the 33rd minute of play forced Flamenco United's goalkeeper Ye Zheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Nicky Coenen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ye Zheng was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. The KFC Nederename fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when KFC Nederename's Nicky Coenen looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 40th minute Nicky Coenen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ye Zheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicky Coenen in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ye Zheng saved Flamenco United from getting behind. Bernardo Di Maio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bircan Serdar in the 43rd minute of the match. KFC Nederename's Bernardo Di Maio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save KFC Nederename from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ahmet-Sela-Yunus-Emre El Abidine Ben Ali during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 47 played minutes KFC Nederename got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet-Sela-Yunus-Emre El Abidine Ben Ali. After the first half KFC Nederename were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bircan Serdar to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Flamenco United's goalkeeper Ye Zheng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicky Coenen. Benne Beaufort kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicky Coenen got free with Ye Zheng in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Philippe-Arnaud Reynders came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the KFC Nederename 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 Philippe-Arnaud Reynders couldn't finish the play. Diederick Gallot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 64 minutes into the match, Flamenco United's goalkeeper Ye Zheng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicky Coenen. 68 minutes into the match, Diederick Gallot had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bernardo Di Maio. KFC Nederename's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Diederick Gallot was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 70th minute Wannes van Elderen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ye Zheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bircan Serdar in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bernardo Di Maio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of KFC Nederename booed when Flamenco United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benne Beaufort didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute of the match KFC Nederename got a corner. Flamenco United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ahmet-Sela-Yunus-Emre El Abidine Ben Ali ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ahmet-Sela-Yunus-Emre El Abidine Ben Ali made a great header on KFC Nederename's corner, it was just that Flamenco United's Ye Zheng managed to reach the ball for a save. Wannes van Elderen received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ye Zheng came out and tried to block the shot, but Wannes van Elderen slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 78th minute. Janes De kaiser could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Ye Zheng made a huge save. Nicky Coenen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ye Zheng having to interfere. The supporters of Flamenco United booed when KFC Nederename was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet-Sela-Yunus-Emre El Abidine Ben Ali didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 88 minutes, Benne Beaufort managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Flamenco United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benne Beaufort was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicky Coenen got free with Ye Zheng in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 93rd minute Bircan Serdar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Di Maio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match was over KFC Nederename could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Flamenco United throughout the match.