Official Cup

Soldiers Field
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Axell Waron got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, M.⑪.M.'s Yelle De Potter got a free kick in the 7th minute. Ilie Ciociu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Piet Coekelbergh came out and tried to block the shot, but Ilie Ciociu slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 9th minute. After 15 minutes of play, Ares FC -MM-'s Anton Hurezan made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Piet Coekelbergh was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ares FC -MM-'s Traian Pantea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axell Waron in the 22nd minute of play. Traian Pantea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franck Van Emelen, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Piet den Ronden hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axell Waron in the 32nd minute of play forced Ares FC -MM-'s goalkeeper Traian Pantea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gigi Arosculesei in the 34thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Piet Coekelbergh, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 35 minutes into the game, Joe Van Damme cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Traian Pantea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Joe Van Damme scored 3-2 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Traian Pantea, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. M.⑪.M.'s Piet Coekelbergh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristinel Floroiu in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute Anton Hurezan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Piet Coekelbergh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute, Benoit Descamps hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

Joe Van Damme's late challenge caught a Ares FC -MM-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joe Van Damme helped the player get up and apologised. In the 51st match minute, M.⑪.M. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joe Van Damme to maneuver through the defense. Piet Coekelbergh didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anton Hurezan went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. Piet Coekelbergh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Hurezan in the 57th minute of play. Traian Pantea made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Axell Waron sent off a good shot on target. 59 minutes into the match, M.⑪.M.'s goal looked a bit too open when Anton Hurezan came free, but Piet Coekelbergh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ares FC -MM-'s Cristinel Floroiu suffered a sore thigh after 64 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Karl Hoolemans charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Karl Hoolemans the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th match minute, M.⑪.M. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl Hoolemans to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute Anton Hurezan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Piet Coekelbergh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gwen Gobbelijns hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. During the 71st minute of the match Karl Hoolemans completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Karl Hoolemans a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 72nd match minute, M.⑪.M. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl Hoolemans to maneuver through the defense. Ilie Ciociu struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Piet Coekelbergh didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ares FC -MM-. The supporters of Ares FC -MM- booed when M.⑪.M. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Willem-Alexander De Prins didn't get a good kick on the ball. Piet Coekelbergh came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Ares FC -MM-'s Anton Hurezan. But to his dismay, Anton Hurezan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-2. Anton Hurezan took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Piet Coekelbergh. Piet Coekelbergh dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joe Van Damme in the 93rd minute of play forced Ares FC -MM-'s goalkeeper Traian Pantea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aristide Chihaia kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the M.⑪.M. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ares FC -MM-.