Belgium

Brabant Provincial 2A V.F.V.

Saturday 25th January 2020

Kick Off 19.30 Actual 19.33

K. Stormvogels Haasrode 1 V.C. Houtem-Oplinter 1, attendance 130

45’ 1-0

53’ 1-1

@ Kartuizerstraat 2

Haasrode

3052 Blanden

€7 Admission

No Programme.

We were staying overnight in Leuven, so we checked in at our hotel before heading off to our evening matches. The driver was heading for O.H.R. Huldenberg in Brabant Provincial 1, but I had visited there in November 2014, so I needed an alternative. Haasrode fitted the bill, as it was an easy drop off en route to Huldenburg, without going too far out of the way.

Haasrode started the game in twelfth place in the league table, whilst Houtem-Oplinter were second, two points adrift of the leaders Sportief Rotselaar. The first half was very dull. Neither team managed an effort on target until Haasrode opened the scoring in the dying seconds of the half, when a shot on the turn from the edge of the box went in off the inside of the post. Houtem-Oplinter went up a gear in the second half, levelling the score with a close range finish after Haasrode had failed to clear a corner. They were unlucky not to nick a winning goal as they were well on top for the last half an hour, twice hitting the crossbar. Haasrode nearly won it in stoppage time though, when they broke clear, but the ‘keeper saved well with his legs.

During the afternoon game it had been misty, but as we headed eastwards, it became more foggy. Although it swirled over the stands for much of the match, it never became bad enough for the game to be under threat of not lasting the full ninety minutes, although I believe that wasn’t the case down the road in Huldenberg!