kamelen 1 - 3 Nieuwe (373054508)

13200 punters turned up at de kamelion, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Roberto Bruno was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Arian Brönneke and Jaap Boersen. kamelen had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. They fielded: Van De Putte - Adrianssens, Vroman, Bultinck, Mattheeuws - De Pourcq, Van Steenbergen, Krol, Verstraete - Sypels, Vardar.

A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Nieuwe. The following players had been chosen: Skandalidis - Fontaine, Scalco, Tamagnone - Gorun, Orenstedt, Kerkhofs, Kamin - Bonné, Tomaselli, Hanačík.

P. Orenstedt's lack of experience almost gave kamelen a goal after 11 minutes, but the shot went right into the keeper's arms. After 15 minutes, Nieuwe were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the taker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his team mates a bit by surprise. D. Bonné did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. After 16 minutes, Nieuwe's A. Kerkhofs made his way through the middle and nonchalantly placed the ball out of the keeper's reach, putting the visitors up 0 - 1. A drive down the left side allowed G. Tamagnone to get in close and score another goal for Nieuwe after 24 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 2. It was 0 - 2 at the break. Nieuwe enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 64 percent of possession.

Had it not been for one of the home defenders, L. Tomaselli would have put Nieuwe up another goal 47 minutes into the match with his audacious lob from the right wing. After 64 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave L. Hanačík a chance to increase the lead for Nieuwe, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 3. kamelen's J. Vardar found himself alone on the left side 66 minutes into the match and laid down a perfect shot - right into the arms of the keeper! kamelen reduced the lead to 1 - 3 with 67 minutes on the clock when M. De Pourcq got the best of a ball floated in from the left. kamelen's O. Verstraete was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 73 minutes. D. Bonné came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over B. Van De Putte but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. Nieuwe had most of the ball, with 62 percent of possession.

C. Mattheeuws performed admirably for kamelen. B. Van De Putte turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important Nieuwe player was A. Kerkhofs. However, F. Scalco made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 3.