Official Cup

Aarsele Stadion
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Paulus Van Hove kicked off to start the match. de belletrekkers's Lou Wegers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yevgen Sokolyanskyi in the 10th minute of play. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by F.C. SPERANTZA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marten Merckx was slow to take the kick. During this time de belletrekkers's players had a chance to rest. In the 17th match minute, F.C. SPERANTZA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yevgen Sokolyanskyi to maneuver through the defense. Marjan Yatsenko was out of position in the 19 minute of play, and Paulus Van Hove capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Paulus Van Hove really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 28 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's goal looked a bit too open when Klement Mnich came free, but Lou Wegers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. de belletrekkers's Lou Wegers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Klement Mnich in the 30th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's goal looked a bit too open when Cătălin Mischie came free, but Lou Wegers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marjan Yatsenko was a little too slow when Paulus Van Hove got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 34th minute. The score was now 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klement Mnich in the 38th minute of play forced de belletrekkers's goalkeeper Lou Wegers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lenny Porter hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the match, F.C. SPERANTZA's goalkeeper Marjan Yatsenko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Herve Hemeleers. A hard shot 42 in the game by Herve Hemeleers from a close distance when the talented Marjan Yatsenko managed to make a qualified save. F.C. SPERANTZA's players were relieved. The crowd rose to their feet as de belletrekkers's Herve Hemeleers slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marjan Yatsenko. That made the score 3-0 after 43 minutes of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Klement Mnich to strike the kick off in the second half. Marjan Yatsenko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herve Hemeleers in the 51st minute of the match. Lou Wegers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klement Mnich, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's goal looked a bit too open when Klement Mnich came free, but Lou Wegers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daan Vos kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Yevgen Sokolyanskyi could shoot a difficult shot in the 67th minute, which Lou Wegers however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulus Van Hove in the 68th minute of play forced F.C. SPERANTZA's goalkeeper Marjan Yatsenko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute of the match, Klement Mnich tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lou Wegers saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 75th minute Paulus Van Hove shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marjan Yatsenko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lou Wegers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xiao Peng Bang in the 76th minute of the match. Yevgen Sokolyanskyi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lou Wegers firmly grabbed it by the left post. When Herve Hemeleers came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the de belletrekkers 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 Herve Hemeleers couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Klement Mnich took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Lou Wegers to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herve Hemeleers in the 91st minute of play forced F.C. SPERANTZA's goalkeeper Marjan Yatsenko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the F.C. SPERANTZA players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for de belletrekkers.