Official Cup

b. cloetensstadion
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pierre-Alexandre De Marrez started the match with the kick off. Gao Peng Ran took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wieslaw Rzeszutko. Wieslaw Rzeszutko dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Pierre-Alexandre De Marrez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benne Benneborg having to interfere. Benne Benneborg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tibau Cornelis went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 15th minute Gao Peng Ran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wieslaw Rzeszutko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFC Irocha's Wieslaw Rzeszutko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gao Peng Ran in the 16th minute of play. Benne Benneborg was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Tibau Cornelis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tibau Cornelis really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Wieslaw Rzeszutko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ture Waller, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Wieslaw Rzeszutko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gao Peng Ran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute, Richard Parker left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC Irocha fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Northland Vikings's Benne Benneborg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pierre-Alexandre De Marrez in the 33rd minute of play. Wieslaw Rzeszutko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gao Peng Ran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gao Peng Ran made a kick off. After 52 played minutes Northland Vikings got a freekick which was hit by Gao Peng Ran. 56 minutes into the match, Northland Vikings's goal looked a bit too open when Pierre-Alexandre De Marrez came free, but Benne Benneborg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wieslaw Rzeszutko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gao Peng Ran in the 60th minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Gao Peng Ran left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Northland Vikings fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Benne Benneborg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Parker in the 69th minute of play. Tibau Cornelis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Benne Benneborg. Northland Vikings's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Wieslaw Rzeszutko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Čolak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Northland Vikings's Ture Waller slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Wieslaw Rzeszutko. That made the score 3-3 after 81 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Parker in the 84th minute of play forced Northland Vikings's goalkeeper Benne Benneborg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tommas Hunaerts kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. In the 91st minute Pierre-Alexandre De Marrez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benne Benneborg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, AFC Irocha's goal looked a bit too open when Ture Waller came free, but Wieslaw Rzeszutko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 96th minute Antonio Čolak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wieslaw Rzeszutko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benne Benneborg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richard Parker, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.