Official Cup

Claudio Fabián Tapia
Spectators: 445 (Terracing: 335, Seating: 102, VIP seats: 8) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lindo Trollo made the kick off which started today's match. Brecht Van Gestelt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Igon having to interfere. After 9 played minutes Het Koffiehuis got a freekick which was hit by Brecht Van Gestelt. Thibau Ackermans was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Gaston Lucila. Campeones del Mundo's Daniel Igon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claude van Bedts in the 16th minute of play. After 17 minutes Campeones del Mundo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Robbie Wagemans who took care of the corner kick. The supporters of Het Koffiehuis booed when Campeones del Mundo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feliciano Gorbea didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lennart Van Clynenbreugel hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute, Lennart Van Clynenbreugel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Het Koffiehuis getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Godfried Van Linthoud hit a great ball. Campeones del Mundo's Daniel Igon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claude van Bedts in the 32nd minute of play. Lennart Van Clynenbreugel might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Daniel Igon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lennart Van Clynenbreugel ran back to his position shaking his head. Thibau Ackermans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lindo Trollo in the 39th minute of play. In the last second Thibau Ackermans throw himself and got hold of the ball when Lindo Trollo in the 40thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. When Geordy Vandekerkhove fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Het Koffiehuis's protests and gave Geordy Vandekerkhove a yellow card for diving instead. In the 40th minute, Geordy Vandekerkhove hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 42 minutes into the match, Het Koffiehuis's goalkeeper Thibau Ackermans had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lindo Trollo. 44 minutes into the game, William Grootjans was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Het Koffiehuis's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Campeones del Mundo the free kick. William Grootjans hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Lindo Trollo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Thibau Ackermans made a huge save. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Claude van Bedts to make the kick off. With a little luck, Campeones del Mundo's Daniel Igon got control of the ball when Brecht Van Gestelt tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 59 minutes, Godfried Van Linthoud mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Het Koffiehuis and the Campeones del Mundo players grew even worse after the yellow card. Godfried Van Linthoud got his second yellow card in the match during the 66th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 67th minute, Godfried Van Linthoud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Het Koffiehuis's Thibau Ackermans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lindo Trollo in the 68th minute of play. The referee gave Campeones del Mundo a penalty, 73 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Lindo Trollo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Het Koffiehuis's Thibau Ackermans. 1-0. 82 minutes into the match, Lindo Trollo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thibau Ackermans. Het Koffiehuis's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lindo Trollo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. The referee felt a red card was in order, 86 minutes into the game, when Robbie Wagemans put in a rough tackle. After 86 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Het Koffiehuis! Thibau Ackermans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonatan Ubendu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

For all the effort they put into the match, the Het Koffiehuis players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Campeones del Mundo.