Official Cup

Nikko Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) After 2 played minutes En Avant Nikko got a freekick which was hit by Faustin Lannoy. Heineken Youths's Dennis Heida suffered a sore thigh after 4 minutes and couldn't finish the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kilian Brébion in the 9th minute of play forced Heineken Youths's goalkeeper Bastiaan Carel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Heineken Youths booed when En Avant Nikko was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faustin Lannoy didn't get a good kick on the ball. 18 minutes into the game, Romeo Le Blanc recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Bastiaan Carel. Romeo Le Blanc showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 28th match minute, Heineken Youths was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Steve Heikens to maneuver through the defense. 34 minutes into the match, Nolan Giacomoni notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Heineken Youths's Bastiaan Carel. Bastiaan Carel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 40 played minutes En Avant Nikko got a freekick which was hit by Didier Etchart. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gerrit Hanekamp in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mathias Cabon saved En Avant Nikko from getting behind. After 47 played minutes En Avant Nikko got a freekick which was hit by Marius Moinard. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Romeo Le Blanc made a kick off. In the 54thth minute of the game Romeo Le Blanc who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Heineken Youths's Bastiaan Carel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 56th minute Nolan Giacomoni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bastiaan Carel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in En Avant Nikko's zone, John Stam stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mathias Cabon came out of the goal and John Stam tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bastiaan Carel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marius Moinard in the 61st minute of the match. Romeo Le Blanc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bastiaan Carel having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Romeo Le Blanc in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bastiaan Carel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 66th minute, Romeo Le Blanc left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The En Avant Nikko fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 73rd minute, Romeo Le Blanc ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bastiaan Carel was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. In the 78th minute, Gido Cruijff hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nolan Giacomoni's late challenge caught a Heineken Youths's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nolan Giacomoni helped the player get up and apologised. Nolan Giacomoni hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. En Avant Nikko walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.