U18 League

ThE Wonder ArEnA
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The Original Wonderteam's Vic Van Caenegem 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. Ferdi Dekens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferdinand Serneels having to interfere. After 5 minutes, Wesley de Haan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zijdewind SC and the The Original Wonderteam players grew even worse after the yellow card. Wesley de Haan kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Ferdinand Serneels made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pieter-Jan van der Laan in the 7th minute of play. After 7 minutes, Dimitry Meys mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Original Wonderteam and the Zijdewind SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to The Original Wonderteam getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Dimitry Meys hit a great ball. Ferdinand Serneels made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wesley de Haan in the 10th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Ferdi Dekens had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ferdinand Serneels. The Original Wonderteam's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ferdi Dekens was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 19 minutes of play, Zijdewind SC's Ferdi Dekens made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ferdinand Serneels was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ferdinand Serneels showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferdi Dekens, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Wesley de Haan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ferdinand Serneels. The Original Wonderteam's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wesley de Haan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After 34 minutes of play, Zijdewind SC's Pieter-Jan van der Laan made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ferdinand Serneels was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Rob Deiman in the 37th minute of play forced The Original Wonderteam's goalkeeper Ferdinand Serneels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Zijdewind SC booed when The Original Wonderteam was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lennart Van Deijck didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pieter-Jan van der Laan in the 46th minute of play forced The Original Wonderteam's goalkeeper Ferdinand Serneels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute Ferdi Dekens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferdinand Serneels saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ferdi Dekens stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Yannis Vercalsteren was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 51 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 50th minute of the game. One of The Original Wonderteam:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Zijdewind SC:s goal. Ferdinand Serneels had in the 53rdth minute some difficulties stopping Robin ten Rouwelaar's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 53rd minute, Robin ten Rouwelaar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zijdewind SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. The supporters of The Original Wonderteam booed when Zijdewind SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rob Deiman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Etienne Anteunis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Zijdewind SC's zone, Frank Dewolf stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rein van Steensel came out of the goal and Frank Dewolf tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 63 minutes into the match, The Original Wonderteam's goalkeeper Ferdinand Serneels had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pieter-Jan van der Laan. After a rather tough play, The Original Wonderteam's Vic Van Caenegem got a free kick in the 67th minute. A hard shot by Rudi den Hartog from long distance, 68 minutes into the match, got Ferdinand Serneels's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Frank Dewolf scored 1-5 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rein van Steensel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 76th minute, Ferdi Dekens reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ferdinand Serneels. The goal made the score 1-6. 79 minutes into the game, Rob Deiman lined in a short shot 1-7 behind a frustrated Ferdinand Serneels. When Vic Van Caenegem fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Original Wonderteam's protests and gave Vic Van Caenegem a yellow card for diving instead. Rein van Steensel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Etienne Anteunis, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After a rather tough play, Zijdewind SC's Pieter-Jan van der Laan got a free kick in the 94th minute. 98 minutes into the match, The Original Wonderteam's goalkeeper Ferdinand Serneels had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pieter-Jan van der Laan.