U23 League

Flash Bowl
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Boudewijn Lanfan started the match with the kick off. If Nino Celis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 8 minutes of play, Forza Heppenbach's Franck Van den Panhuyzen made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Meindert Janus was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Forza Heppenbach fans' excitement grew in the 11th match minute when Forza Heppenbach's Dimitri Gielis 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Meindert Janus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nino Celis in the 14th minute of play. Tomm Arnoets kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 18th minute Gert Jan Lyesen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mattias Valcke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dennis Bosstraeten was extremely unlucky when he, in the 19th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 24 minutes into the match, Forza Heppenbach's goal looked a bit too open when Donald Wagenaar came free, but Mattias Valcke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Flashdynamica's Meindert Janus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boudewijn Lanfan in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th minute, Wim Robben hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brain De Raedemaeker recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Forza Heppenbach's Mattias Valcke got control of the ball when Dries Aalst tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 36th minute, Franck Van den Panhuyzen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Forza Heppenbach fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Meindert Janus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thomas-Jan Neels in the 39th minute of play. A collision led to Flashdynamica getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Eddy Korevaar hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute Franck Van den Panhuyzen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meindert Janus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute Thomas-Jan Neels shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meindert Janus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dries Aalst was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Forza Heppenbach's goal looked a bit too open when Donald Wagenaar came free, but Mattias Valcke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donald Wagenaar in the 53rd minute of play forced Forza Heppenbach's goalkeeper Mattias Valcke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flashdynamica's Meindert Janus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boudewijn Lanfan in the 54th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Flashdynamica's Eddy Korevaar got a free kick in the 55th minute. After 57 played minutes Forza Heppenbach got a freekick which was hit by Jason Dillemans. After 58 played minutes, Flashdynamica's Andy Bernard shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mattias Valcke came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Flashdynamica reached it. Forza Heppenbach's Mattias Valcke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rik Heubach in the 60th minute of play. Meindert Janus made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Brain De Raedemaeker sent off a good shot on target. In the 64th minute Dries Aalst shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mattias Valcke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 66 minutes, Eddy Korevaar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Flashdynamica and the Forza Heppenbach players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Flashdynamica getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Eddy Korevaar hit a great ball. Forza Heppenbach's Boudewijn Lanfan took a good shot, in the 67th minute, which hit the crossbar above Meindert Janus's head, and flew over the goal. Flashdynamica's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Forza Heppenbach. In the 68th minute, Forza Heppenbach's Boudewijn Lanfan dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. Boudewijn Lanfan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Meindert Janus made a huge save. 74 minutes into the match, Donald Wagenaar notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of Forza Heppenbach's Mattias Valcke. Mattias Valcke was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Donald Wagenaar scored 3-4 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mattias Valcke, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 79 minutes into the match, Forza Heppenbach's goal looked a bit too open when Donald Wagenaar came free, but Mattias Valcke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute, Jason Dillemans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th minute of the match Andy Bernard shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mattias Valcke showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 82 played minutes Forza Heppenbach got a freekick which was hit by Nino Celis. Mattias Valcke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rik Heubach in the 85th minute of play. Berend Rooze lost his temper 86 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to Flashdynamica getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Berend Rooze hit a great ball. Mattias Valcke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rik Heubach in the 90th minute of the match. When Gert Jan Lyesen fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Flashdynamica's protests and gave Gert Jan Lyesen a yellow card for diving instead. Gert Jan Lyesen hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Mattias Valcke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donald Wagenaar, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The Forza Heppenbach players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.