Waterloo Ducks : Vandenbroucke; Van Oost, Willems, Charlet, Van Marcke; Sidler, Wilbers, Curty; Dykmans, Rogeau, Depelsenaire then Langendries, Petit, Fauchey, Hertschap, van den Kerckhof
Dragons: Van Doren; Lootens, Della Torre, Geers, Harte; Rubens, Denayer, Foubert; Raes, Crols, Martinez then L. Putters, R. Putters, Vanderkeilen, T. Luyten, De Sousa Ventosa
Referees : MM. L. Dooms and D. Van Den Eede
Green cards : 4th M. Van Oost, 34th E. Curtis
Yellow cards : 53rd Crols, 70th Charlet
The goals : 4th Crols (0-1), 16th Luytens (0-2), 23rd Della Torre on PC (0-3), 30th Curty (1-3), 48th Dykmans on PC (2-3)
Penalty corner : Waterloo Ducks (1/8) and Dragons (1/3)
In this frantic race for the play-offs, none of the contenders for the last three tickets can afford not to play for a half, especially against a direct opponent. The Waterloo Ducks, although in good shape in recent weeks, have they just learned this the hard way? In any case, he has just lost valuable points. In question? A calamitous start to the match, without soul, without desire and without creativity against a surgical Dragons who did not have to force their talent to take the Brabant defense failing many times and lead 0-3 after only 23 minutes of play. Lucid, Victor Charlet wonders if the team was not “sufficient” after last week's victory at Gantoise, but nevertheless remembers the excellent second half where “we should have been more realistic to pocket something “. The absence of William Ghislain, probably until the end of the season, is a real problem for the Waterloo residents.
Indeed, the second half was the wake-up call for the locals who literally revolted. All the duels were won, stifling the Dragons in their part of the field, preventing them from building any action whatsoever. Carried by the public who woke up at the same time as their team, the Watducks pushed the accelerator, until the Dragons faltered, certainly in the last quarter when the Antwerp players played for more than ten minutes numerically inferior. However, the ball did not go in and the minutes passed. The Dragons maturity took over and held firm. Their management and calm were impressive.
The man of the match, Max Lootens, obviously relished this seventh victory in a row. “We're in a great flow, we played really well in the first half. We showed two faces, if we still want to perform, we have to be more consistent. We're taking a good step towards the play-offs, but so much that it will not be done, we will remain focused on our mission. We want in any case to confirm this super positive state of mind and snatch our ticket for the play-offs as quickly as possible. They are off to a good start.
