Genk Stadion
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769,
Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vergil Rupov got the match started through his kick off. Igor Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rain De Hond, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. Igor Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vergil Rupov in the 3rd minute. Jannes Van Leempoel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopoldo Loureiro in the 8th minute of play. Jannes Van Leempoel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davi Dal Bello in the 9th minute of the match. Dal 3ello's Igor Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Suat Kaya in the 10th minute of play. 14 minutes into the game, Vergil Rupov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Igor Taffarel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rain De Hond in the 17th minute of play forced Dal 3ello's goalkeeper Igor Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute Benjamin Dal Bello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jannes Van Leempoel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Rain De Hond came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Genk fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rain De Hond couldn't finish the play. In the 21st minute Suat Kaya shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jannes Van Leempoel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin Dal Bello in the 24th minute of the match. In the 29th minute of the match Genk got a corner. Dal 3ello's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alfons Rijniers ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Genk's corner Alfons Rijniers fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Igor Taffarel quite easily take care of the ball. Jannes Van Leempoel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin Dal Bello in the 30th minute of the match. Ariel Paris was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 31 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute, one of Genk:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Genk. Genk's Jannes Van Leempoel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamin Dal Bello in the 36th minute of play. Igor Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexander Klemensson in the 38th minute of play. Igor Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vergil Rupov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Davi Dal Bello was the one to do the kick off. When Davi Dal Bello came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Dal 3ello fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Davi Dal Bello couldn't finish the play. Jannes Van Leempoel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lee Dal Bello's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. A collision led to Dal 3ello getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Natan Lamonica hit a great ball. Vergil Rupov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jannes Van Leempoel made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Davi Dal Bello sent off a good shot on target. 72 minutes into the match, Dal 3ello's goal looked a bit too open when Alexander Klemensson came free, but Igor Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dal 3ello made a substitution. Felipe Dal Bello replaced Benjamin Dal Bello. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dal 3ello's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alfons Rijniers was slow to take the kick. During this time Genk's players had a chance to rest. In the 80th minute Suat Kaya shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Suat Kaya in the 80th minute of play forced Dal 3ello's goalkeeper Igor Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Vergil Rupov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Igor Taffarel was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vergil Rupov in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Igor Taffarel saved Dal 3ello from getting behind. Igor Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexander Klemensson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Igor Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexander Klemensson in the 81st minute of play. Igor Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rain De Hond in the 87th minute of the match. Igor Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Suat Kaya, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Igor Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vergil Rupov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jannes Van Leempoel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Dal Bello in the 92nd minute of the match. Caique Dal Bello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Igor Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Suat Kaya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 97th minute, Segundo Ubendu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Genk's zone, Caique Dal Bello stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jannes Van Leempoel came out of the goal and Caique Dal Bello tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Genk were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Dal 3ello for a fine match.
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