Official Cup

Schoonwater
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Stanislovas Milčius made the kick off which started today's match. Danas Kilčiauskas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pieter-Jan Roelandts struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Egidijus Grabauskas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KV Schoonwater. Benas Liulys charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benas Liulys the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 9 played minutes FC Karamba got a freekick which was hit by Benas Liulys. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gregorie Kloots in the 13th minute of play forced FC Karamba's goalkeeper Egidijus Grabauskas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 13 played minutes FC Karamba got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldas Samuolis. Diederiek Gijselinckx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benas Liulys in the 16th minute of the match. A collision led to FC Karamba getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Miglius Pikelis hit a great ball. In the 25th minute, Darius Norutis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 26 minutes into the game, KV Schoonwater's Gilles Wenderix nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Egidijus Grabauskas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 29 minutes into the match, Benas Liulys notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of KV Schoonwater's Diederiek Gijselinckx. Diederiek Gijselinckx was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 32nd minute Stanislovas Milčius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diederiek Gijselinckx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Reinard Persoons fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egidijus Grabauskas having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, FC Karamba's goal looked a bit too open when Pieter-Jan Roelandts came free, but Egidijus Grabauskas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th match minute, KV Schoonwater was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wim Theunis to maneuver through the defense. Saulius Vaineikis's late challenge caught a KV Schoonwater's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saulius Vaineikis helped the player get up and apologised. FC Karamba:s Egidijus Grabauskas showed great skill when he stopped Ludo De Maerschalckx:s penalty. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gregorie Kloots stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, Stanislovas Milčius recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Diederiek Gijselinckx. Stanislovas Milčius showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. Stanislovas Milčius who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 58thth minute tested the skills of Diederiek Gijselinckx when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Egidijus Grabauskas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilles Wenderix, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Diederiek Gijselinckx was a little too slow when Benas Liulys got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 66th minute. The score was now 1-3. 70 minutes into the match, FC Karamba's Benas Liulys sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Diederiek Gijselinckx narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to FC Karamba getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Miglius Pikelis hit a great ball. In the 75th minute, Gregorie Kloots made a precise shot to the right of Egidijus Grabauskas. FC Karamba's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Diederiek Gijselinckx made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Stanislovas Milčius sent off a good shot on target. Gilles Wenderix charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilles Wenderix the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gregorie Kloots sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 92 played minutes KV Schoonwater got a freekick which was hit by Gilles Wenderix. KV Schoonwater's Diederiek Gijselinckx played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danas Kilčiauskas in the 93rd minute of play. In the 95th minute of the match FC Karamba got a corner. KV Schoonwater's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Benas Liulys ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Benas Liulys got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Diederiek Gijselinckx quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The FC Karamba supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Karamba would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.