"Entertaining football in a very non-British way"

KFC Zwarte Leeuw v KSK Halle - 3rd v 4th Place Final - Promotion League - 29th May 2016
Maybe the last game in Belgium before the league restructuring. Unique atmosphere and really entertaining, open game. Home fans brought in their own amp and played their own music from the terrace, they also brought flares. No trouble, great friendly atmosphere.

Location

The ground is literally on the end of the town, next to fields. No buses or public transport close by. The free car park is next to the ground and plenty of space. When we arrived an hour before kick-off, only the away coach was parked up.

View

One stand opposite the bar and changing rooms. Covered terrace for the home fans at one end and uncovered terrace at the other end. Small ground, so good views.

Facilities

Toilets behind the bar.
No club shop.
Free two-sided black and white teamsheet given out on entry.

Food & Drink

They have a bar on one side of the pitch, which sold bar food. No food or drink outside of the bar. However, you can take your beer and wine glasses out of the bar into the stands. The home fans brought crates of bottled beer into the ground with them to drink on the terraces!

Police & Stewards

No police and no stewards seen. Box office staff helpful, as were the people on the gate.

Atmosphere

Given a very small gate and only a handful of away supporters, the atmosphere was good. We sat in the stand and the away fans and families came and sat with us. They had brought cool boxes with them and took their drinks out of the bar with them. Halle were by far the better team for the first eleven minutes, by when they were three down. No trouble at all. Finished five-one, with the last goal scored by the home goalkeeper. After the game the home team celebrated on the pitch, then jumped over the railings and went straight into the bar, still in their boots and kit!

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