Estadio Wellenero
Spectators: 7933 (Terracing: 6004,
Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Paul-Louis Huybrechts got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute ZVC Wellen were awarded a corner. Henri-Xavier Van Meerbeek went to the cornerflag to take it. ZVC Wellen's Henri-Xavier Van Meerbeek was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Christof Martens in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. ZVC Wellen's Alan Huybrechts got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 8th minute, Henri-Xavier Van Meerbeek made a precise shot to the right of Christof Martens. Esquirla FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 12 minutes into the match, Henri-Xavier Van Meerbeek notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Esquirla FC's Christof Martens. Christof Martens was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Constantijn Henrix fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Esquirla FC's protests and gave Constantijn Henrix a yellow card for diving instead. ZVC Wellen made a substitution. Edward Van de Schrieck replaced Henri-Xavier Van Meerbeek. In the 22nd minute, Edward Van de Schrieck 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Benne Tuytgans managed to get in a good position for a shot. ZVC Wellen's supporters rose to their feet, but Benne Tuytgans was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christof Martens breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Esquirla FC booed when ZVC Wellen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abel de Nijs didn't get a good kick on the ball. Esquirla FC's Nestor Bastin got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Esquirla FC's Christof Martens got control of the ball when Edward Van de Schrieck tried to sneak it across the goal line. Benne Tuytgans received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Christof Martens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edward Van de Schrieck recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 42nd match minute, Esquirla FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Etienne Van haeck to maneuver through the defense. Christof Martens stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edward Van de Schrieck's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edward Van de Schrieck made a kick off. Edward Van de Schrieck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Christof Martens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edward Van de Schrieck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Christof Martens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 55th match minute, ZVC Wellen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edward Van de Schrieck to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute of the match ZVC Wellen got a corner. Esquirla FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alan Huybrechts ran over to the corner to take the kick. ZVC Wellen's Alan Huybrechts was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Christof Martens in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Edward Van de Schrieck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christof Martens having to interfere. Christof Martens stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alan Huybrechts's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. Kenny Van Hemel's late challenge caught a ZVC Wellen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kenny Van Hemel helped the player get up and apologised. 69 minutes into the match, Esquirla FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Van de Schrieck came free, but Christof Martens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, Esquirla FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Siebe Vissenaekers to maneuver through the defense. 74 minutes into the match, Alan Huybrechts had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christof Martens. Esquirla FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alan Huybrechts was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Edward Van de Schrieck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christof Martens having to interfere. Benne Tuytgans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christof Martens having to interfere. Benne Tuytgans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christof Martens having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Benne Tuytgans managed to get in a good position for a shot. ZVC Wellen's supporters rose to their feet, but Benne Tuytgans was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christof Martens breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Edward Van de Schrieck managed to get in a good position for a shot. ZVC Wellen's supporters rose to their feet, but Edward Van de Schrieck was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christof Martens breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Christof Martens stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edward Van de Schrieck's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. Rein Koninkx fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without William Hostens having to interfere. 91 minutes into the match, ZVC Wellen's goal looked a bit too open when Paul-Louis Huybrechts came free, but William Hostens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ZVC Wellen's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.
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