Zulte Waregem quickly took control of the game at the Lisp. It had a superior to the ball, but it was difficult to convert it into large goal chances. Essevee did not play the possibilities that it got. Captain Jelle Vossen kicked a hole in the air around half an hour, flank player Joseph Opoku aimed his cross too easily in the reach of Lierse goalkeeper Kjell Peersman.
After the break, the one -way traffic continued. Zulte Waregem again got a lot of opportunities, but did not manage to break. The biggest chance of the opening goal was a turn of Opoku, but the Ghanaian shot a toe shortage to be able to tap up close. Lierse only got his very first chances in the last ten minutes, but in turn did not score.