U23 League

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Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ernst Herinckx took the kick off in the first half of the match. Dmytro Mykulyak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jochen De Muysere's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. In the 8th minute, Ernst Herinckx ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dmytro Mykulyak was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Mattias Valckeners took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dmytro Mykulyak. Dmytro Mykulyak dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 21st minute, Ernst Herinckx left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Minion Mim fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. If Michel Reijckmans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Arkhyp Pyatov kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Kyrylo Zhelikhovskyj received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Constantijn Bracke came out and tried to block the shot, but Kyrylo Zhelikhovskyj slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 26th minute. Dmytro Mykulyak didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ernst Herinckx went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. After 38 played minutes Minion Mim got a freekick which was hit by Mattias Valckeners. F.C. SPERANTZA's Dmytro Mykulyak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jochen De Muysere in the 41st minute of play. Mattijs De Worteleer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dmytro Mykulyak having to interfere. Ernst Herinckx took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dmytro Mykulyak. Dmytro Mykulyak dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Stanislav Tsymbal to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, F.C. SPERANTZA's Dmytro Mykulyak got control of the ball when Ernst Herinckx tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Minion Mim booed when F.C. SPERANTZA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kyrylo Zhelikhovskyj didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dmytro Mykulyak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jochen De Muysere in the 57th minute of the match. Minion Mim's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Roque Gartzen in the 58th minute. Minion Mim's Mattijs De Worteleer was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dmytro Mykulyak in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 60 minutes into the game, Anthoon Van Meensel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Minion Mim's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave F.C. SPERANTZA the free kick. Anthoon Van Meensel kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Constantijn Bracke came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by F.C. SPERANTZA's Stanislav Tsymbal. But to his dismay, Stanislav Tsymbal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-6. In the 73rd minute, Ernst Herinckx made a precise shot to the right of Dmytro Mykulyak. F.C. SPERANTZA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-7. Dmytro Mykulyak was out of position in the 80 minute of play, and Mattijs De Worteleer capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mattijs De Worteleer really showed his touch with that goal: 2-8. Dmytro Mykulyak was a little too slow when Ernst Herinckx got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 83rd minute. The score was now 2-9. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ernst Herinckx in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dmytro Mykulyak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Stanislav Tsymbal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Constantijn Bracke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bogdan Sokyrka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Minion Mim's Ernst Herinckx in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye F.C. SPERANTZA's goalie prevented a goal. Dmytro Mykulyak came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Minion Mim's Mattijs De Worteleer. But to his dismay, Mattijs De Worteleer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-10. When the match was over Minion Mim could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than F.C. SPERANTZA throughout the match.