Official Cup

Estadio Luzuriaga
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Thibau Robin got the match started through his kick off. After 7 minutes, Thibau Robin made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. ATE AFC's Mihail Nazaria tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 15 minutes into the match, ATE AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Constantijn Ruelens came free, but Mihail Nazaria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mihail Nazaria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thibau Robin, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 19 minutes into the match, ATE AFC's Andrzej Mlekodaj sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bart-Jan Van De Beeck narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 24th minute, Christiaan Tkint made a precise shot to the right of Mihail Nazaria. ATE AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. 28 minutes into the match, ATE AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Constantijn Ruelens came free, but Mihail Nazaria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, ATE AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Christiaan Tkint came free, but Mihail Nazaria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mihail Nazaria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Constantijn Ruelens in the 34th minute of play. ATE AFC's Mihail Nazaria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christiaan Tkint in the 44th minute of play. Mihail Nazaria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thibau Robin in the 45th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Andrzej Mlekodaj to strike the kick off in the second half. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilfredo Weterio, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. If Andrzej Mlekodaj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christiaan Tkint fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mihail Nazaria having to interfere. 62 minutes into the game, ATE AFC's Wilfredo Weterio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. 69 minutes into the match, ATE AFC's goalkeeper Mihail Nazaria had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thibau Robin. Eriberto Remir charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eriberto Remir the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eriberto Remir hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tom Rits in the 71st minute of play forced ATE AFC's goalkeeper Mihail Nazaria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to ATE AFC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Eriberto Remir hit a great ball. Mihail Nazaria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Constantijn Ruelens in the 81st minute of the match. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrzej Mlekodaj in the 85th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 89 minutes, Constantijn Ruelens took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Mihail Nazaria to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thibau Robin in the 92nd minute of play forced ATE AFC's goalkeeper Mihail Nazaria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute of the match, Tom Rits tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mihail Nazaria saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 94th minute, Christiaan Tkint reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mihail Nazaria. The goal made the score 1-5. When the match was over Royal Antwerp FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ATE AFC throughout the match.