Official Cup

TORQUE ARENA
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tibo Van den Bergen during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 4th minute, Tibo Van den Bergen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stanny Van Wontergem made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Gabriel Isaio sent off a good shot on target. Viktor Bruyneel charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Viktor Bruyneel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, YR Mechelen's Viktor Bruyneel got a free kick in the 5th minute. After having played for 9 minutes, Pino Van Mechelen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. YR Mechelen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pino Van Mechelen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. YR Mechelen's Stanny Van Wontergem proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save YR Mechelen from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tibo Van den Bergen in the 14th minute of play forced TORQUE F.C.'s goalkeeper Julian Eutropio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jan-Pieter Elsen came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the YR Mechelen 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 Jan-Pieter Elsen couldn't finish the play. In the 21st minute, TORQUE F.C.'s Ismael Manilan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Stanny Van Wontergem. Stanny Van Wontergem yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Gabriel Isaio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Stanny Van Wontergem made a huge save. Stanny Van Wontergem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodoro Dubardo in the 33rd minute of play. In the 38th match minute, TORQUE F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tobias Beltza to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute of the match Alan Wirinckx shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julian Eutropio showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 43rd minute, Pino Van Mechelen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to YR Mechelen getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Viktor Bruyneel hit a great ball. When Gabriel Isaio came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the TORQUE F.C. 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 Gabriel Isaio couldn't finish the play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ismael Manilan was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ismael Manilan in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stanny Van Wontergem saved YR Mechelen from getting behind. In the 52nd minute, Teodoro Dubardo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TORQUE F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. 55 minutes into the match, YR Mechelen's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Isaio came free, but Stanny Van Wontergem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jamie Van Mechelen lost his temper 58 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 58th minute of the game. One of YR Mechelen:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of TORQUE F.C.:s goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Tibo Van den Bergen kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Julian Eutropio. That made the score 4-1 in the 62 minute of play. In the 65th minute Tibo Van den Bergen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julian Eutropio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stanny Van Wontergem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodoro Dubardo in the 66th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Isaio in the 67th minute of play forced YR Mechelen's goalkeeper Stanny Van Wontergem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot by Jozef Van Acker from long distance, 69 minutes into the match, got Julian Eutropio's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. A collision led to TORQUE F.C. getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Ruperto Kiliz hit a great ball. Tibo Van den Bergen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Julian Eutropio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pino Van Mechelen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute Tibo Van den Bergen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julian Eutropio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute of the match, Tibo Van den Bergen tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Julian Eutropio saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tibo Van den Bergen got free with Julian Eutropio in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gabriel Isaio struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Stanny Van Wontergem didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TORQUE F.C.. For all the effort they put into the match, the YR Mechelen players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for TORQUE F.C..