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U18 Dome
Spectators: 7992 (Terracing: 5995, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) Rudy Van Eijcke started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Fre Wouqier's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Herman Kortens read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. In the 6th minute, Conny Sjöberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jerry Goebelens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stefan Rondou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Conny Sjöberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bas Vrancken in the 15th minute of play forced De Huppelende Zebras's goalkeeper Herman Kortens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Storm U18 booed when De Huppelende Zebras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Rueda didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, De Huppelende Zebras's Herman Kortens got control of the ball when Izak De Vriendt tried to sneak it across the goal line. De Huppelende Zebras's Herman Kortens proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save De Huppelende Zebras from getting a goal against them. Storm U18's Stefan Rondou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tijs Van Gorpt in the 23rd minute of play. Herman Kortens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bas Vrancken, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Herman Kortens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bas Vrancken, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Gert-Jan Verduyckt kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Alex Rueda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Stefan Rondou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Herman Kortens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rudy Van Eijcke, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Storm U18's Stefan Rondou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tijs Van Gorpt in the 37th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Rudy Van Eijcke made a precise shot to the right of Herman Kortens. De Huppelende Zebras's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Izak De Vriendt got free with Herman Kortens in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Herman Kortens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rudy Van Eijcke, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Herman Kortens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Izak De Vriendt in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Tijs Van Gorpt made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bas Vrancken in the 55th minute of play forced De Huppelende Zebras's goalkeeper Herman Kortens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stefan Rondou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tijs Van Gorpt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 63 minutes into the match, Conny Sjöberg notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Storm U18's Stefan Rondou. Stefan Rondou was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alex Rueda took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stefan Rondou. Stefan Rondou dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Stefan Rondou made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Tijs Van Gorpt sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Rueda in the 74th minute of play forced Storm U18's goalkeeper Stefan Rondou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute, Bas Vrancken hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Herman Kortens didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Izak De Vriendt went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Stefan Rondou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Rueda in the 81st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jerry Goebelens got free with Stefan Rondou in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stefan Rondou was out of position in the 84 minute of play, and Tijs Van Gorpt capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tijs Van Gorpt really showed his touch with that goal: 2-4. In the 87th minute Tijs Van Gorpt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefan Rondou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stefan Rondou was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tijs Van Gorpt showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-5 in the 88 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Tijs Van Gorpt kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Stefan Rondou. That made the score 2-6 in the 92 minute of play. Tijs Van Gorpt scored 2-7 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stefan Rondou, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched De Huppelende Zebras eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.