League

Stadio San Paolo
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gilliam Ablij kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Loid Kerkhofs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Tomas De Koster came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the R.Standard Liège 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 Tomas De Koster couldn't finish the play. Jorre Van den Inde sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kieth Soetemans kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, The Doors United's Alfons Focquier tried to score from far away in the 9th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in The Doors United's zone, Tomas De Koster stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kristiaan Wynaerts came out of the goal and Tomas De Koster tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 25 minutes, Rocky de Neuyter mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Doors United and the R.Standard Liège players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 25 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for The Doors United! The referee gave R.Standard Liège a penalty, 27 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Maxim-Alexander De Clerk, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of The Doors United's Kristiaan Wynaerts. 0-2. Kristiaan Wynaerts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas De Koster, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, The Doors United's Jorre Van den Inde ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gert-Jan Goens. Gert-Jan Goens yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas De Koster made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilliam Ablij in the 53rd minute of play forced R.Standard Liège's goalkeeper Gert-Jan Goens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gilliam Ablij in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gert-Jan Goens saved R.Standard Liège from getting behind. When R.Standard Liège's Tomas De Koster in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Doors United's goalie prevented a goal. If Jorre Van den Inde had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the The Doors United defense, Diederik Pelegrims kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kristiaan Wynaerts. The The Doors United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kristiaan Wynaerts should have stopped the shot. Kristiaan Wynaerts showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas De Koster in the 70th minute of the match. R.Standard Liège's Gert-Jan Goens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilliam Ablij in the 78th minute of play. Gilliam Ablij received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Gert-Jan Goens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gilliam Ablij received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Gert-Jan Goens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 96th minute, Jorre Van den Inde got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Gilliam Ablij had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The R.Standard Liège supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing R.Standard Liège would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.