Official Cup

De Hel
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Orlando Abajas started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Royal Antwerp FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Constantijn Ruelens hit a great ball. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gelp 22's goalkeeper Arnoldo Salamon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 16th minute, Gelp 22's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Thibau Robin fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Joaquin Sendoa hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute of the match Pawel Pryputnicki sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arnoldo Salamon skillfully saved the ball. Gelp 22's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Orlando Abajas in the 27th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Alonzo Iago heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Tom Rits could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Arnoldo Salamon made a huge save. When Thibau Robin came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Royal Antwerp FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Thibau Robin couldn't finish the play. Gelp 22's Arnoldo Salamon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Gelp 22 from getting a goal against them. Natalio Froylan kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Arnoldo Salamon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tom Rits in the 36th minute of the match. In the 38th match minute, Gelp 22 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alonzo Iago to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Gelp 22's Alonzo Iago got a free kick in the 40th minute. Natalio Froylan charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Natalio Froylan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 43rd match minute, Gelp 22 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natalio Froylan to maneuver through the defense. Arnoldo Salamon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thibau Robin went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Arnoldo Salamon came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Royal Antwerp FC's Tom Rits. But to his dismay, Tom Rits quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Arnoldo Salamon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tom Rits in the 59th minute of play. In the 64th minute Christiaan Tkint shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnoldo Salamon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gelp 22's Natalio Froylan got his second yellow card of the match in the 68th minute. The referee ordered Natalio Froylan off the ground. In the 72nd match minute, Royal Antwerp FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christiaan Tkint to maneuver through the defense. After 74 minutes, Constantijn Ruelens mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Royal Antwerp FC and the Gelp 22 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gelp 22's Aldo Hori was substituted for Joaquin Sendoa. In the 76th match minute, Royal Antwerp FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Constantijn Ruelens to maneuver through the defense. Godofredo Jerrold kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Pawel Pryputnicki struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Arnoldo Salamon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Royal Antwerp FC. After 84 minutes of play, Royal Antwerp FC's Tom Rits made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnoldo Salamon was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tom Rits spun around in front of the goal 88 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Gelp 22's goal. If Thibau Robin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Orlando Abajas fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gelp 22's protests and gave Orlando Abajas a yellow card for diving instead. Orlando Abajas hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Royal Antwerp FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.