U18 League

Unterrudling
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Brecht Van Beneden took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes All Stars Gent got a freekick which was hit by Willy Hemelaer. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arjen Robben got free with Andreas Meynen in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 5 played minutes All Stars Gent got a freekick which was hit by Alain Dejardin. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arjen Robben in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andreas Meynen saved All Stars Gent from getting behind. After 6 minutes, Gillis Raeimakers mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the All Stars Gent and the FC Unterrudling players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gillis Raeimakers kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arjen Robben in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Andreas Meynen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gillis Raeimakers kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Ingo Kuster took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Andreas Meynen to make any attempt to save it. The supporters of All Stars Gent booed when FC Unterrudling was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arjen Robben didn't get a good kick on the ball. Steffen Mühlfort scored 2-0 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andreas Meynen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Andreas Meynen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ingo Kuster's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. In the 26th minute Steffen Mühlfort shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andreas Meynen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andreas Meynen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ingo Kuster in the 30th minute of the match. With a little luck, All Stars Gent's Andreas Meynen got control of the ball when Arjen Robben tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steffen Mühlfort in the 33rd minute of play forced All Stars Gent's goalkeeper Andreas Meynen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, All Stars Gent's Andreas Meynen got control of the ball when Ingo Kuster tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Steffen Mühlfort kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Andreas Meynen. That made the score 3-0 in the 45 minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arjen Robben to make the kick off. All Stars Gent's Andreas Meynen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arjen Robben in the 51st minute of play. 52 minutes into the match, FC Unterrudling's goal looked a bit too open when Cederique Biermans came free, but Wilhelm Gooß reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th match minute, FC Unterrudling was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Heinz-Dieter Degner to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in All Stars Gent's zone, Ingo Kuster stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andreas Meynen came out of the goal and Ingo Kuster tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 64 minutes into the game, FC Unterrudling's Steffen Mühlfort nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andreas Meynen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. 68 minutes into the match, All Stars Gent's goal looked a bit too open when Arjen Robben came free, but Andreas Meynen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 69 minutes into the game, FC Unterrudling's Steffen Mühlfort nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andreas Meynen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Gunther Hollants kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. In the 73rd minute Steffen Mühlfort shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andreas Meynen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andreas Meynen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Steffen Mühlfort's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. 83 minutes into the match, All Stars Gent's goal looked a bit too open when Arjen Robben came free, but Andreas Meynen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andreas Meynen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arjen Robben, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. FC Unterrudling's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.