U18 League

Ju-Ju Aréna
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hendrik-Jan Goddez took the kick off in the first half of the match. Marek Tlustý took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Georges-Philippe Schoovaerts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonard Klásek kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. When Ward Raeymakers fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Forza Heppenbach's protests and gave Ward Raeymakers a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FC Jamala booed when Forza Heppenbach was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ward Raeymakers didn't get a good kick on the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Forza Heppenbach's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Dráb came free, but Ludo Verstraeten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ward Raeymakers hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Matouš Benáček could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Ludo Verstraeten made a huge save. In the 19th minute Hendrik-Jan Goddez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marek Tlustý saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Hendrik-Jan Goddez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marek Tlustý was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. The supporters of FC Jamala booed when Forza Heppenbach was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Georges-Philippe Schoovaerts didn't get a good kick on the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Hendrik-Jan Goddez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marek Tlustý. FC Jamala's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hendrik-Jan Goddez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 35 minutes into the match, Forza Heppenbach's goalkeeper Ludo Verstraeten had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leopold Zelenka. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hendrik-Jan Goddez in the 39th minute of play forced FC Jamala's goalkeeper Marek Tlustý to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute Hendrik-Jan Goddez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marek Tlustý saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 42 played minutes FC Jamala got a freekick which was hit by Matouš Benáček. After 46 minutes of play, Forza Heppenbach's Hendrik-Jan Goddez made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marek Tlustý was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Matouš Benáček made the kick off in the second half. Hendrik-Jan Goddez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Marek Tlustý made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Guust de Pelsmaekers managed to get in a good position for a shot. Forza Heppenbach's supporters rose to their feet, but Guust de Pelsmaekers was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marek Tlustý breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 63 played minutes Forza Heppenbach got a freekick which was hit by Georges-Philippe Schoovaerts. In the 70th minute, Pavel Kohl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 71 minutes into the match, Guust de Pelsmaekers dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marek Tlustý, 2-3. Hendrik-Jan Goddez took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marek Tlustý. Marek Tlustý dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. A collision led to FC Jamala getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Tomáš Šplíchal hit a great ball. Forza Heppenbach's Ludo Verstraeten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matouš Benáček in the 83rd minute of play. 2-5 became the score in the 88th minute when Hendrik-Jan Goddez elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomáš Šplíchal during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 96th match minute, FC Jamala was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomáš Šplíchal to maneuver through the defense.