Vottem 0 - 4 Gentbrugge (388491724)

49862 punters turned up at The Great Saloon, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Nik Šabič was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Bo Linmar and Romain Freitag. Vottem had chosen a strategic 5-3-2 formation. Starters: Busschop - Bavelaar, Dagorne, Van Bael, Belsö, Cederhult - Rogge, Coryn, Gonidis - Coito, van de Mortel.

Gentbrugge decided to use a 5-3-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Marchesini - El-Hamdan, Nõu, Tasoglou, Pettersson, Herre - Paniagua, Sušac, 凱杰 (Kaijie) - Seabra, Berner.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Gentbrugge. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 28 minutes into the match left Gentbrugge's M. El-Hamdan completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. 31 minutes into the game, Gentbrugge had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to passable. No matter how hard he tried, Y. van de Mortel just couldn't get his shot past the visitors' right side defence after 32 minutes. Gentbrugge's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 33 minutes gone, but R. Berner's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. Gentbrugge's counterattacks were lethal to the opposing defence, allowing D. Herre to score easily from the right flank for 0 - 2. Proving his experience, R. Berner scored 0 - 3 for Gentbrugge after putting some pressure on the opposing defence at a critical moment. By now, the players in Gentbrugge felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. N. Gonidis challenged the visitors' central defence eagerly, producing a good chance 44 minutes into the game as he went for a through ball. But, as so many times before, the guests' defensive efforts got the best of it. After 44 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Gentbrugge found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to poor. It was 0 - 3 at the break. Vottem enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 59 percent of possession.

During the break, Gentbrugge's coach went through the team's tactics yet again, getting them up to passable organisation. Gentbrugge increased their lead after 79 minutes when R. Berner broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 4, much to the home crowd's dismay. 80 minutes in, Vottem's D. Belsö received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Y. Tasoglou's knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for Gentbrugge, he bravely continued in the match. Vottem had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

The most dominating Vottem player was without a doubt S. Busschop. M. Coito was a disappointment, however. J. Paniagua performed admirably for Gentbrugge. Y. Tasoglou on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 4.