Belgium

Brabant Provincial 1 V.F.V.

Sunday 8th February 2026

Kick Off 15.00 Actual 15.03

K. Hoger Op Huizingen 0 Hoger Op Bierbeek 2, attendance 94

19’ 0-1

61’ 0-2 (pen)

@ Sportstadion Omer Van Roy

Sollenbeemd

1654 Huizingen

€8 Admission

No Programme.

It was an 04.30 alarm this morning, heading for the 08.15 P&O ferry from Dover, bound for Calais, then onward to Huizingen, just southwest of Brussels, where we were treated to a warm, sunny day, which unbelievably remained dry for the entirety. The pitch is railed/fenced off and has a small section of cover, with a pair of dugouts on the opposite side. The clubhouse/changing rooms are in the near corner as you enter, raised up slightly, with ample parking in the club car park.

The match was 13th versus 1st in the league table and was a more even contest than you’d expect from their respective league positions. Huizingen had the better of the early stages, but it was Bierbeek who broke the deadlock after nineteen minutes, when a cross from the right was touched in at the near post. They almost doubled their lead in the dying minutes of the first half, when a 30 yard free kick hit the post. Early in the second half they saw a 25 yarder strike the angle of post and crossbar, before doubling their lead just after the hour mark, dispatching a penalty that had been awarded for a foul by the home ‘keeper. Huizingen never looked like recovering and the league leaders easily hung on for all three points.

It was a trouble free journey back to Calais for the 22.25 ferry back to Dover, stopping off for a meal in Gistel en route. Clear run home once back in England, arriving home exactly 20 hours after this morning’s alarm call.