Belgium

Brabant Provincial 1 V.F.V.

Sunday 29th September 2019

Kick Off 15.00. On Time !

K.V. Kester-Gooik 0 K.F.C. Diest 3, attendance 163

25’ 0-1

55’ 0-2

61’ 0-3

@ Wolvenstraat

1755 Gooik

€7 Admission

Team Sheet, free.

Today’s match would be between the only two clubs I haven’t visited in Brabant Provincial 1. Kester-Gooik have only been promoted this season and having played a few matches here at Wolvenstraat last season, it has now become their full time home. The ground originally had a grass pitch, but the area was flattened and the pitch was turned through ninety degrees and relaid as a 3G. The ground looks to have been built with little or no thought going into it. The seated area is uncovered and the viewing area outside the clubhouse is open to the elements as well, if you want a decent view of the game, as the cover that is available is set well back from the rail and totally useless.

Kester-Gooik came into this third from bottom in the league table, having taken just two points from their first four games. Diest, on the other hand, are third, with two wins and two draws from their opening four games. Diest were just too good for the hosts and once they opened the scoring it was a stroll in the park for them. They could have won by a much bigger margin, but they seemed content with just the three goals and never had to get out of second gear. It was nice to see they had a good away following, which was around one third of the crowd.

We were booked on the 09.20 outbound crossing on Eurotunnel, but actually travelled on the earlier 08.50 train. Our return also saw us leave ahead of our booked time, making the 19.36, rather than the 20.06 we should have been on. Have Eurotunnel finally worked out how to run to a timetable ?……probably not.