Official Cup

Bosuilstadion
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Lekumberri Labarra started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 7 minutes into the match, Lekumberri Labarra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Diederick Van den Plas. Royal Antwerp F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lekumberri Labarra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Lekumberri Labarra took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Diederick Van den Plas. Diederick Van den Plas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 13 minutes into the match, Pampas Team's goalkeeper Piorno Zamora had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thys Konings. Diederick Van den Plas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nahitan Nández in the 18th minute of play. Diederick Van den Plas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nahitan Nández in the 19th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fredrik de Nooter in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Diederick Van den Plas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 22nd minute, Yves Justens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Lekumberri Labarra sped through Royal Antwerp F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Diederick Van den Plas. In the 26th minute, Wesley Hollanders hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Diederick Van den Plas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lekumberri Labarra, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. A collision led to Royal Antwerp F.C. getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Hector De Deygere hit a great ball. Nahitan Nández shot a long shot in the 31st minute and a light blocked Diederick Van den Plas hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 0-5. After 38 minutes of play, Pampas Team's Antto Willman made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Diederick Van den Plas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lekumberri Labarra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Diederick Van den Plas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredrik de Nooter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-6 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Thys Konings was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Lekumberri Labarra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diederick Van den Plas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Pampas Team getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Ricardo Solano hit a great ball. After having played for 59 minutes, Henri-Xavier Imbereghs managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Royal Antwerp F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Henri-Xavier Imbereghs was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice moves Antto Willman could shoot a difficult shot in the 61st minute, which Diederick Van den Plas however easily saved by the left post. Pampas Team made a substitution. Ximun Alonso replaced Isaac Echavarri. The audience was convinced that Antto Willman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diederick Van den Plas was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. In the 69th minute, Lekumberri Labarra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pampas Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-8. Pampas Team made a substitution. Feliz Lozano replaced Antto Willman. If Lekumberri Labarra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wesley Hollanders during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Pampas Team's Ignacio Coello was substituted for Fredrik de Nooter. In the 77th match minute, Royal Antwerp F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wesley Hollanders to maneuver through the defense. When Ignacio Coello came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Pampas Team 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 Ignacio Coello couldn't finish the play. Piorno Zamora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thys Konings in the 82nd minute of the match. After 82 minutes, Wannes Tielemans mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Royal Antwerp F.C. and the Pampas Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Pampas Team booed when Royal Antwerp F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wannes Tielemans didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 83 minutes, Ignacio Coello managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pampas Team's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ignacio Coello was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Lekumberri Labarra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Diederick Van den Plas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feliz Lozano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diederick Van den Plas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ignacio Coello went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-11 was the resulting score. Pampas Team's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.