Official Cup

The Dribbel Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ruslan Hohryakov kicked off to start the match. Rostislav Fillipov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bob De Loose, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rostislav Fillipov made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Bob De Loose sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Zero Gravity getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Sylven Kuppens hit a great ball. Artur Swings fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rostislav Fillipov having to interfere. Rostislav Fillipov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rolf Jacobs in the 15th minute. When Arsenal F.C.'s Ruslan Hohryakov in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zero Gravity's goalie prevented a goal. Sylven Kuppens charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sylven Kuppens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sylven Kuppens hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Robbin Roggen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gennadiy Blinov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zero Gravity's attack was well implemented in the 32nd minute, but when Artur Swings was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. In the 34th minute Artur Swings shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rostislav Fillipov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Arsenal F.C.'s Mikhail Onopko got a free kick in the 35th minute. After a rather tough play, Zero Gravity's Jacque Verdonk got a free kick in the 38th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Zero Gravity's goal looked a bit too open when Ruslan Hohryakov came free, but Robbin Roggen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute Ruslan Hohryakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robbin Roggen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ruslan Hohryakov took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Robbin Roggen. Robbin Roggen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rolf Jacobs to strike the kick off in the second half. Gill Kockaerts charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gill Kockaerts the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Arsenal F.C. booed when Zero Gravity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gill Kockaerts didn't get a good kick on the ball. Viktor Zinchenko hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Bob De Loose managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zero Gravity's supporters rose to their feet, but Bob De Loose was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rostislav Fillipov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Robbin Roggen made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Ruslan Hohryakov sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 65 minutes, Artur Swings managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zero Gravity's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artur Swings was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zero Gravity's Rocky Mons was substituted for Gill Kockaerts. After 68 played minutes Arsenal F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Mikhail Onopko. Sergey Azbukin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robbin Roggen having to interfere. Rostislav Fillipov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rolf Jacobs in the 78th minute of the match. In the 80th minute, Bob De Loose left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zero Gravity fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 87th minute Bob De Loose shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rostislav Fillipov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rostislav Fillipov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yanne Wynaerts, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The Arsenal F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Arsenal F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.