U21 League

Rams Park
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carl Vinckx took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Lions United booed when Zijdewind SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wesley de Haan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcel Luirink kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rob Deiman in the 7th minute of play forced Lions United's goalkeeper Izak Capellemans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 9 minutes, Rob Deiman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zijdewind SC and the Lions United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mathieu-Maxim Toussain in the 12thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ruud Luirink, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some careless play in the Zijdewind SC defense, Carl Vinckx kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ruud Luirink. The Zijdewind SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ruud Luirink should have stopped the shot. After 16 minutes, Wesley de Haan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zijdewind SC and the Lions United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 16th match minute, Zijdewind SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wesley de Haan to maneuver through the defense. Mathieu-Maxim Toussain took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ruud Luirink. Ruud Luirink dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 22 minutes into the match, Carl Vinckx dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ruud Luirink, 3-0. Gunter Van Bets kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Mathieu-Maxim Toussain could shoot a difficult shot in the 28th minute, which Ruud Luirink however easily saved by the left post. In the 35th minute, Wesley de Haan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zijdewind SC's Ruud Luirink played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matias Calstermans in the 37th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mathieu-Maxim Toussain got free with Ruud Luirink in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Lions United fans' excitement grew in the 41st match minute when Lions United's Carl Vinckx looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Izak Capellemans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rob Deiman in the 46th minute of the match. In the 47th minute, Mathieu-Maxim Toussain ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ruud Luirink was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rob Deiman was the one to do the kick off. In the 59th minute, Carl Vinckx left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lions United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. 62 minutes into the match, Matias Calstermans had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ruud Luirink. Zijdewind SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Matias Calstermans was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. Mathieu-Maxim Toussain took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ruud Luirink. Ruud Luirink dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-0. After a rather tough play, Lions United's Gunter Van Bets got a free kick in the 68th minute. Ruud Luirink showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mathieu-Maxim Toussain in the 75th minute of the match. Mathieu-Maxim Toussain scored 10-0 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ruud Luirink, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 82 played minutes Lions United got a freekick which was hit by Mathieu-Maxim Toussain. Mathieu-Maxim Toussain scored 11-0 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ruud Luirink, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ruud Luirink took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carl Vinckx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute Carl Vinckx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruud Luirink saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ruud Luirink showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carl Vinckx, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. When the referee ended the match the Lions United players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.