Gunners 6 - 2 kampioenen (388671153)

The 10177 spectators at The Mastodon were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Gerard Joling was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Billie van Hout and Raffaele Eigenmann. Gunners started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Craeye - Logie, Jakobs, Duysburgh - Krichi, Cubello, Van de Voorden, De Marchi - Kanakakis, Berdych, Lyhell.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for kampioenen. Starters: Langlois - Boens, Druyts, Daelman, Pençe - Spronck, Van den Brande, Lafosse, Van Istendael - Point, Supply.

With 2 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. N. Point put the ball away for 0 - 1. N. Logie charged down the left and had a wonderful opportunity to score the equaliser for Gunners, but the shot went well wide of the goal. 19 minutes into the match, Gunners's A. Kanakakis maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 1 - 1. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, P. Duysburgh scored for Gunners putting them ahead 2 - 1, after 21 minutes. L. Berdych could have increased the lead after 23 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. 2 - 1 was the halftime score. Gunners claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 75 percent.

kampioenen levelled the score after 54 minutes to make it 2 - 2, as G. Supply struck home after a fine midfield combination through the centre, which left him completely unmarked. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave A. Pençe from kampioenen a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 75 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! With 78 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 3 - 2 lead as H. Jakobs flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. Gunners's O. Cubello got himself booked for a foul. With 81 minutes gone, Gunners had a free kick in a decent position. Despite this being a great chance for a shot, they tried a cheeky move intended to bypass the defence. However, A. Kanakakis did not manage to connect with it cleanly and the ball went out. Cheers filled the stadium as N. Lyhell broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 4 - 2 to Gunners. Gunners were given a gift! The ref dubiously awarded them a penalty 83 minutes into the match, which was neatly put away by C. Krichi. 5 - 2 for the home side. G. Supply of kampioenen received a yellow card after 85 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Gunners's C. Krichi increasing the lead to 6 - 2. Confident in their lead, Gunners's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. Gunners had most of the ball, with 81 percent of possession.

Gunners's best player was C. Krichi. On the other hand, H. Craeye's play was disheartening. M. Spronck performed admirably for kampioenen. However, G. Daelman made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 6 - 2.