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Match Report
Opglabbeek
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Tommy Maerschalckx made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, KFC Eendracht Zelem's goalkeeper Frederic De Vlaeminck had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Willem-Alexander Uijterhoeven. Willem-Alexander Uijterhoeven in the 5thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Frederic De Vlaeminck, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Frederic De Vlaeminck made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Octave Koppens sent off a good shot on target. Frederic De Vlaeminck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octave Koppens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octave Koppens in the 9th minute of play forced KFC Eendracht Zelem's goalkeeper Frederic De Vlaeminck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th match minute, Opglabbeek was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yves Geeraerts to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Opglabbeek's zone, Tommy de Reyck stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gunter Vaes came out of the goal and Tommy de Reyck tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The attack was good, but when Tommy Maerschalckx in the 14th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 16 minutes into the match, KFC Eendracht Zelem's goal looked a bit too open when Octave Koppens came free, but Frederic De Vlaeminck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gunter Vaes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tommy de Reyck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd play minute Willem-Alexander Uijterhoeven came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Frederic De Vlaeminck. 1-0. 25 minutes into the game, Opglabbeek's Willem-Alexander Uijterhoeven nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frederic De Vlaeminck made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Willem-Alexander Uijterhoeven got free with Frederic De Vlaeminck in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Willem-Alexander Uijterhoeven had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 37 played minutes KFC Eendracht Zelem got a freekick which was hit by Arsene Holemans. Frederic De Vlaeminck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octave Koppens, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 42nd minute Octave Koppens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frederic De Vlaeminck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Octave Koppens stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Tommy de Reyck came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the KFC Eendracht Zelem 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 Tommy de Reyck couldn't finish the play. After 56 minutes, Tommy de Reyck made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Opglabbeek's Gunter Vaes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Willem-Alexander Uijterhoeven fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frederic De Vlaeminck having to interfere. Gunter Vaes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tommy de Reyck in the 67th minute. After 70 minutes of play, Opglabbeek's Octave Koppens made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Frederic De Vlaeminck was left in no man's land by his defense there! Willem-Alexander Uijterhoeven sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Octave Koppens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Frederic De Vlaeminck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octave Koppens, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Frederic De Vlaeminck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Willem-Alexander Uijterhoeven, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Frederic De Vlaeminck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Willem-Alexander Uijterhoeven, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Opglabbeek were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of KFC Eendracht Zelem for a fine match.
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