Official Cup

Cuervos Stadion
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Ron Keldermans started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Japy Man's Darman Ardiansyah got a free kick in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artemio Marcones in the 10th minute of play forced real dixmuda's goalkeeper Thomas-Jan Rouvoet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jilian Dewolf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ron Keldermans struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Luisito Salvino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for real dixmuda. After 15 minutes of play, real dixmuda's Ron Keldermans made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luisito Salvino was left in no man's land by his defense there! Xavier Diependaele sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Japy Man getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Cleto Iraido hit a great ball. Thomas-Jan Rouvoet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darman Ardiansyah in the 30th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the game, Qian Xi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. real dixmuda's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Japy Man the free kick. In the 31st match minute, real dixmuda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qian Xi to maneuver through the defense. Luisito Salvino made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Lex Pelsers sent off a good shot on target. Thomas-Jan Rouvoet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darman Ardiansyah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Darman Ardiansyah made a kick off. Japy Man's Artemio Marcones got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 58 minutes into the game, real dixmuda's Armand Helssen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luisito Salvino made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. After 61 minutes of play, real dixmuda's Ron Keldermans made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luisito Salvino was left in no man's land by his defense there! Darman Ardiansyah hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. real dixmuda's Thomas-Jan Rouvoet proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save real dixmuda from getting a goal against them. When Darman Ardiansyah came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Japy Man 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 Darman Ardiansyah couldn't finish the play. In the 91st minute, Berten Sommers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute, Bartolo Cuarto reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Thomas-Jan Rouvoet. The goal made the score 3-2. real dixmuda's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.