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Jordberga IP
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, Royal Antwerp FC's goalkeeper Bart-Jan Van De Beeck had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Odysseas Kondilis. 5 minutes into the match, Jorge Mendiko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bart-Jan Van De Beeck. Royal Antwerp FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jorge Mendiko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Roque Aguilar put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Bart-Jan Van De Beeck. Jorge Mendikos short, quick shot in the 14thth minute got Bart-Jan Van De Beeck to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Mendiko, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Odysseas Kondilis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Bart-Jan Van De Beeck made a huge save. Lennart Johansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Willem-Jan Verhaert in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute of the match, Roque Aguilar tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bart-Jan Van De Beeck saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Lennart Johansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bertan Musseeuw, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute, Willem-Jan Verhaert ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lennart Johansson was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Odysseas Kondilis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 33 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willem-Jan Verhaert in the 36th minute of play forced Lilla Jordberga BK's goalkeeper Lennart Johansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Filip den Ronden fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Royal Antwerp FC's protests and gave Filip den Ronden a yellow card for diving instead. Filip den Ronden hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julius Damman in the 42nd minute of play forced Lilla Jordberga BK's goalkeeper Lennart Johansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Lilla Jordberga BK's goal looked a bit too open when Fabien Pineurs came free, but Lennart Johansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute Bertan Musseeuw shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lennart Johansson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lennart Johansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julius Damman in the 48th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Willem-Jan Verhaert to make the kick off. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Odysseas Kondilis in the 52nd minute of play. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Odysseas Kondilis, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julius Damman in the 57th minute of play forced Lilla Jordberga BK's goalkeeper Lennart Johansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Lilla Jordberga BK's Roque Aguilar got a free kick in the 63rd minute. If Odysseas Kondilis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67thth minute of the game Roque Aguilar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Royal Antwerp FC's Bart-Jan Van De Beeck was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lennart Johansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bertan Musseeuw, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 72ndth minute of the game Odysseas Kondilis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Royal Antwerp FC's Bart-Jan Van De Beeck was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lilla Jordberga BK were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after Royal Antwerp FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jorge Mendiko took the corner. Lilla Jordberga BK's Odysseas Kondilis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Bart-Jan Van De Beeck in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Roque Aguilar came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Lilla Jordberga BK 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 Roque Aguilar couldn't finish the play. After 85 minutes, Julius Damman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Royal Antwerp FC and the Lilla Jordberga BK players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Lilla Jordberga BK's Jorge Mendiko in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Royal Antwerp FC's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Odysseas Kondilis in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bart-Jan Van De Beeck prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Lilla Jordberga BK had won after a very even match.