Official Cup

Bosuilstadion
Spectators: 830 (Terracing: 623, Seating: 191, VIP seats: 16) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Brent-Jan Dobbeleir kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Royal Antwerp F.C. booed when Zero Hedge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Åke Jansson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zero Hedge's goalkeeper Wiktor Wallander, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Royal Antwerp F.C. getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Gaetan Leenknecht hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Royal Antwerp F.C. defense, Bertil Åström kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Natan Labrouche. The Royal Antwerp F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Natan Labrouche should have stopped the shot. In the 20th minute, Bertil Åström ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Natan Labrouche was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. A collision led to Zero Hedge getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Bertil Åström hit a great ball. 34 minutes into the match, Åke Jansson notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Royal Antwerp F.C.'s Natan Labrouche. Natan Labrouche was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Bertil Åström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Natan Labrouche was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Bertil Åström's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Natan Labrouche read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bertil Åström in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Natan Labrouche prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Royal Antwerp F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Zero Hedge were winning 0-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bertil Åström to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Royal Antwerp F.C. getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Gaetan Leenknecht hit a great ball. Natan Labrouche was out of position in the 52 minute of play, and Bertil Åström capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bertil Åström really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Royal Antwerp F.C.'s Natan Labrouche proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Royal Antwerp F.C. from getting a goal against them. After 59 minutes of play, Zero Hedge's Bertil Åström made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Natan Labrouche was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rickard Viberg charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rickard Viberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Zero Hedge's Rickard Viberg got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Wesley Hollanders sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 67 minutes into the game, Bertil Åström lined in a short shot 0-7 behind a frustrated Natan Labrouche. Royal Antwerp F.C.'s Natan Labrouche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bertil Åström in the 72nd minute of play. Wiktor Wallander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerry Degraef, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bertil Åström in the 86thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Natan Labrouche, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Bertil Åström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Natan Labrouche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bertil Åström recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bo-Erik Billberg during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Natan Labrouche came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Zero Hedge's Bertil Åström. But to his dismay, Bertil Åström quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-8. When the match was over Zero Hedge could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Royal Antwerp F.C. throughout the match.