Waasland-Beveren 1 - 1 foxyknight (388518593)

It had rained all day, but 14507 hardy fans still made it out to De Freethiel. Apoloniusz Kawulok was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Juan Puyo and Ralf Hoogland. Waasland-Beveren decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Lineup: Van Vlierberghe - Zanlungo, Chalilis, Barresi, Nabeiro - Aköz, Dolleris, Rosado, Rebolini - Astorri, Musialik.

foxyknight had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Biren - Bălăsoiu, Barozzi, Boostedt - Leplae, Liogier, Fernández Navarrete, Koetsier, Cottens - Leung, Iacobescu.

foxyknight tried to focus their attacks down the middle. The rain made it hard for players like G. Barozzi to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. After 17 minutes, the visitors nearly went up a goal, but A. Koetsier's free kick hit the crossbar. Waasland-Beveren's S. Dolleris was shown a yellow card after 27 minutes for slicing down an opponent. A. Koetsier was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so foxyknight's H. Stael had to come off the bench. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, Z. Musialik scored for Waasland-Beveren putting them ahead 1 - 0, after 31 minutes. H. Stael of foxyknight was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Waasland-Beveren's U. Zanlungo got himself booked for a foul. E. Iacobescu didn't let the weather get him down and made some great moves on the pitch in spite of the rain. The referee showed foxyknight's Y. Liogier the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. foxyknight tied it all up, 44 minutes in, after a spectacular goal by G. Barozzi, who miraculously broke through the home side's central defence, making it 1 - 1. Waasland-Beveren had a chance to take the lead after R. Rosado's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 44 minutes. Halftime score was 1 - 1. foxyknight had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

55 minutes into the match, foxyknight nearly took the lead, as E. Iacobescu broke through on the right. K. Van Vlierberghe made the save, however. 61 minutes in, Waasland-Beveren's E. Astorri received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. foxyknight were forced into a substitution as K. Leung couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing J. Schalbroeck to come in off the bench. J. Fernández Navarrete was handed the foxyknight captain's armband. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave L. Nabeiro from Waasland-Beveren a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 85 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! foxyknight's R. Leplae went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. A scuffle developed as players from both sides clashed following a tussle in the centre of the field 89 minutes into the match. After regaining order and consulting his linesman, the referee called foxyknight's G. Barozzi to one side and produced a red card for the player. Possession of the ball saw an equal split between the teams during the forty-five minutes.

The most dominating Waasland-Beveren player was without a doubt E. Astorri. K. Van Vlierberghe turned in a dismal performance, however. Y. Liogier performed admirably for foxyknight. H. Stael was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 1.