League

Kontich
Spectators: 6749 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 0) KVSK Kontich's Dyllen Cesters started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After having played for 3 minutes, Joseph Smets managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Barcelona's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joseph Smets was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Joseph Smets's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chris-George Koenens was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Joseph Smets sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 20 minutes of play, KVSK Kontich's Serge Limpens made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Albertus Neirynck was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Serge Limpens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dyllen Cesters's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Albertus Neirynck read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. When FC Barcelona's Joseph Smets in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KVSK Kontich's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joseph Smets in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Chris-George Koenens prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Joseph Smets's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chris-George Koenens was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Joseph Smets fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chris-George Koenens having to interfere. Chris-George Koenens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joseph Smets in the 48th minute of play. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joseph Smets to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Mario Van den Haute left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Barcelona fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. If Mario Van den Haute had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 65 minutes into the match, KVSK Kontich's Serge Limpens sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Albertus Neirynck narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Joseph Smets sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 72 minutes, Serge Limpens managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KVSK Kontich's supporters crossed their fingers, but Serge Limpens was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 76 minutes of play, FC Barcelona's Mario Van den Haute made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chris-George Koenens was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Joseph Smets had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joseph Smets in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Chris-George Koenens saved KVSK Kontich from getting behind. In the 85th match minute, KVSK Kontich was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dean Castermans to maneuver through the defense. Joseph Smets's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Chris-George Koenens read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. Albertus Neirynck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serge Limpens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute of the match, Joseph Smets tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Chris-George Koenens saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line.