Official Cup

Cromvelde
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Robin Steckamp made the kick off which started today's match. Mathijs Rokeloos might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cris Courtois. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mathijs Rokeloos ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois got control of the ball when Mathijs Rokeloos tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind KFC Cromvelde's goalkeeper Jean-Louis Van Bever, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mathijs Rokeloos got free with Cris Courtois in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Andre-Yann Dospel hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. KFC Cromvelde's Jean-Louis Van Bever played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juarês Donato in the 16th minute of play. In the 19thth minute of the game Mathijs Rokeloos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Wambalamba FC were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after KFC Cromvelde's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Brian Finnman took the corner. Jean-Louis Van Bever showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robin Steckamp, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute Brian Finnman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jean-Louis Van Bever saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute of the match KFC Cromvelde got a corner. Wambalamba FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cosmin Contra ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Mathijs Rokeloos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois did a great save. Cris Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathijs Rokeloos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dé 武松 in the 32nd minute of play. When Brian Finnman came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Wambalamba FC 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 Brian Finnman couldn't finish the play. In the 38th minute Juarês Donato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jean-Louis Van Bever saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. KFC Cromvelde's Jean-Louis Van Bever played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robin Steckamp in the 45th minute of play. Wambalamba FC were furious when Osvaldo Meireles was red carded, 47 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 47th minute of the game. One of Wambalamba FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of KFC Cromvelde:s goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mathijs Rokeloos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathijs Rokeloos in the 53rd minute of play forced Wambalamba FC's goalkeeper Cris Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jean-Louis Van Bever made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Carlos Vianna in the 55th minute of play. Jean-Louis Van Bever showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Carlos Vianna, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Mathijs Rokeloos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Carlos Vianna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Jean-Louis Van Bever tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, Wambalamba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mathijs Rokeloos came free, but Cris Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th minute Mathijs Rokeloos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cris Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute of the match KFC Cromvelde got a corner. Wambalamba FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cosmin Contra ran over to the corner to take the kick. KFC Cromvelde's Herman Frans was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cris Courtois in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Wambalamba FC:s Cris Courtois showed great skill when he stopped Cosmin Contra:s penalty. The audience was convinced that Mathijs Rokeloos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cris Courtois was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Cris Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mathijs Rokeloos in the 80th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Mathijs Rokeloos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cris Courtois was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Cris Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mathijs Rokeloos in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Carlos Vianna in the 83rd minute of play forced KFC Cromvelde's goalkeeper Jean-Louis Van Bever to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the game, Dé 武松 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Cris Courtois was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mathijs Rokeloos in the 89th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathijs Rokeloos in the 91st minute of play forced Wambalamba FC's goalkeeper Cris Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. KFC Cromvelde's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.