Seefhoek 3 - 4 United (372951123)

39826 fans braved the pouring rain at FC Dambrugge Arena. Miguel Yern was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Júlio César Neves Lima and Yuri Minzi. Seefhoek tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Van Buynder - De Wispelaere, Fourneau, Bronchart - Wymeersch, Simon, Vanderlinden, Bourdon, Vandersmissen - Galloy, Hernou.

A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for United. Lineup: Point - Macolino, Weytens - Billen, Van Yper, Manzoni, Ortaarış, Schalley - Yıldız, Van Laere, Zeltkalis.

The terraces were silenced after 4 minutes when United's K. Van Yper put the guests ahead 0 - 1, following an attack on the right. A. Zeltkalis had a hard time on the waterlogged pitch - his trademark technique was nowhere in sight today. After 10 minutes D. Vandersmissen made a speedy advance and dropped the ball to B. Hernou who shuffled it past the keeper. The score was now 1 - 1. A. Zeltkalis had a good try after 14 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. A badly positioned defensive formation on a free kick after 16 minutes led to United's A. Macolino giving the visitors the lead 1 - 2. The referee showed Seefhoek's R. Vanderlinden the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. 1 - 2 was the score after the first half. United claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 57 percent.

T. Van Laere of United took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 59 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 1 - 3. After 63 minutes, United's O. Manzoni burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 1 - 4. Confident in their lead, United's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. There was concern in the stands when, at the 67 minute mark, United's Ç. Ortaarış hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. 84 minutes into the game Seefhoek broke through on the left wing and B. Hernou managed to reduce the lead to 2 - 4. With 89 minutes played, H. Billen of United fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Seefhoek didn't give in and with 89 minutes played B. Hernou was able to make the score 3 - 4 after an attack on the right. This third goal completed a hattrick for B. Hernou. Possession in this half belonged to United, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

Seefhoek's top performer was clearly S. Galloy. R. Vanderlinden on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important United player was K. Van Yper. On the other hand, L. Schalley's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 4.