U18 League

Stadion Reussufer
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jared Straub started the match with the kick off. Jared Straub kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Ämmer Sportfreaks's Stephan Ziegerer got a free kick in the 6th minute. Hardy Oester made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lennart Van Aertvin in the 8th minute of play. Twierdza Osowiec's Tomm Uyttebroeck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jared Straub in the 13th minute of play. When the match clock showed 13 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Jared Straub sped through Twierdza Osowiec's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tomm Uyttebroeck. If Jared Straub had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tomm Uyttebroeck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gernot Grondin in the 18th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Twierdza Osowiec's goal looked a bit too open when Roland Dagenais came free, but Tomm Uyttebroeck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 23 minutes, Arnold Vinx mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Twierdza Osowiec and the Ämmer Sportfreaks players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Ämmer Sportfreaks booed when Twierdza Osowiec was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnold Vinx didn't get a good kick on the ball. Klaus Oelaerts kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Ämmer Sportfreaks's zone, Alfred Maeijnaerts stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hardy Oester came out of the goal and Alfred Maeijnaerts tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tomm Uyttebroeck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roland Dagenais in the 32nd minute of play. With a little luck, Twierdza Osowiec's Tomm Uyttebroeck got control of the ball when Jared Straub tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Ämmer Sportfreaks getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Stephan Ziegerer hit a great ball. Hardy Oester showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lennart Van Aertvin, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Etienne Reijckmans to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Etienne Reijckmans in the 51st minute of play forced Ämmer Sportfreaks's goalkeeper Hardy Oester to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomm Uyttebroeck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roland Dagenais in the 54th minute of the match. After 56 minutes of play, Ämmer Sportfreaks's Stephan Ziegerer made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomm Uyttebroeck was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jared Straub took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tomm Uyttebroeck. Tomm Uyttebroeck dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. When Stephan Ziegerer fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ämmer Sportfreaks's protests and gave Stephan Ziegerer a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Twierdza Osowiec booed when Ämmer Sportfreaks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stephan Ziegerer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arnold Vinx was shown his second yellow card after 64 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Arnold Vinx hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Hardy Oester took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Ooms, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Diedrik Van de Zande during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 76th minute, Diedrik Van de Zande hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th minute of the match Klaus Fossati sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tomm Uyttebroeck skillfully saved the ball. Jared Straub took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tomm Uyttebroeck. Tomm Uyttebroeck dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. There was no doubt that Ämmer Sportfreaks were the better team. Ämmer Sportfreaks's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.