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Merbes-le-Ch
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After having played for 7 minutes, Edward Verhengen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. krokante frietjes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edward Verhengen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Oliver Hauwaerts fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jelle Huvenaerts having to interfere. Robbrecht Coomans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jelle Huvenaerts having to interfere. Jelle Huvenaerts made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oliver Hauwaerts in the 12th minute. Merbes-le-Ch's Robbrecht Coomans got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Felix Rockloos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 16thth minute, Jelle Huvenaerts skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Nestor Van Aken charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nestor Van Aken the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to krokante frietjes getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Nestor Van Aken hit a great ball. Felix Rockloos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 33 minutes into the match, Merbes-le-Ch's goal looked a bit too open when Wilfried Ryers came free, but Jef De Boel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Merbes-le-Ch getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Bill Meulemans hit a great ball. If Wilfried Ryers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 44 minutes, Sebastien Van Geestel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Merbes-le-Ch's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebastien Van Geestel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Felix Rockloos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wilfried Ryers stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Merbes-le-Ch's Jef De Boel got control of the ball when Richy Cremers tried to sneak it across the goal line. Felix Rockloos scored 1-0 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jelle Huvenaerts, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 56 minutes, Robbrecht Coomans managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Merbes-le-Ch's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robbrecht Coomans was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 58 minutes into the match, Merbes-le-Ch's goalkeeper Jef De Boel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tony De Werdt. Robbrecht Coomans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of krokante frietjes booed when Merbes-le-Ch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oliver Hauwaerts didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, krokante frietjes's Jef De Boel threw himself towards the right post 72 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Wilfried Ryers, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 73 minutes into the game, Merbes-le-Ch's Robbrecht Coomans nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jelle Huvenaerts made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Jef De Boel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilfried Ryers, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Oliver Hauwaerts might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jelle Huvenaerts. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oliver Hauwaerts ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 80th match minute, krokante frietjes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Richy Cremers to maneuver through the defense. Sebastien Van Geestel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jelle Huvenaerts having to make a save. If Sebastien Van Geestel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jelle Huvenaerts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Rockloos in the 96th minute of play.