Belgium

Brabant Provincial 3D V.F.V.

Wednesday 6th February 2019

Kick Off 20.00 Actual 20.02

K.F.C. Markzonen Tollembeek 0 V.C. Groot-Dilbeek 4, attendance 67

48’ 0-1

71’ 0-2

75’ 0-3

87’ 0-4

@ Complex Markedal

Hernestraat

Tollembeek

1570 Galmaarden

€5 Admission

Team Sheet, free.

With my only new ground visit options this week being for a 3G pitch in North Shields, or a University match this afternoon, it was nice to see a couple of fixtures appear in Belgium, with this being the one I hadn’t been to. After all, it is far easier to get to here than it is to the North East, as well as being much less mileage.

Apart from one season in the mid 90’s, when they reached Provincial 1, Tollembeek have played in the lower reaches of Brabant Provincial football. They came into this in twelfth place in the league table, whilst the visitors are second. There was little to separate them in the first half, but the gulf between the two teams was pretty evident to see after the break. The opening goal arrived early in the second half, as did the steady rain that remained for the evening, and when a quick fire double made it 0-3 as we approached the last quarter of an hour, it was game over. A free kick into the top corner of the net rounded things off in the closing minutes.

Despite being very quiet at The Tunnel, they were still unable to run smoothly. The train before ours had been cancelled, with our 14.20 crossing retimed to 14.29, but still managing to leave another three minutes late. In the end it wasn’t a problem, as there is a Frituur that shares the car park with the football ground, where you could eat your meal and watch the teams warming up on the pitch at the same time. The journey back towards Calais was very wet, but we had ample time, as we were on the 01.21 return……and yes, it was late, but only by a minute.