League

Aalbeke Stadiond
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After 15 minutes of play, RSCA U21's Gerard Van Den Bosche made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thibaud Raeijmaeckers was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thibaud Raeijmaeckers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerard Van Den Bosche, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vicente Vits got free with George Gyselinck in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gerard Van Den Bosche in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thibaud Raeijmaeckers saved Aalbeked from getting behind. Joost Van hoegaerde's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but George Gyselinck firmly grabbed it by the left post. Ruud Poortmans recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 38 minutes, Joost Van hoegaerde managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aalbeked's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joost Van hoegaerde was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 38th minute Niki Smolders shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but George Gyselinck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thibaud Raeijmaeckers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerard Van Den Bosche in the 41st minute of the match. Joost Van hoegaerdes short, quick shot in the 44thth minute got George Gyselinck to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. George Gyselinck made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Vicente Vits sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Gerard Van Den Bosche's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thibaud Raeijmaeckers was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Niki Smolders made the kick off in the second half. George Gyselinck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niki Smolders, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. George Gyselinck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joost Van hoegaerde in the 54th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Gerard Van Den Bosche managed to get in a good position for a shot. RSCA U21's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerard Van Den Bosche was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thibaud Raeijmaeckers breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Joost Van hoegaerde sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ruud Poortmans received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Thibaud Raeijmaeckers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thibaud Raeijmaeckers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruud Poortmans, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind RSCA U21's goalkeeper George Gyselinck, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gerard Van Den Bosches short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Thibaud Raeijmaeckers to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 72 played minutes Aalbeked got a freekick which was hit by Vicente Vits. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vicente Vits during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Vicente Vits kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Gerard Van Den Bosche took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Thibaud Raeijmaeckers to make any attempt to save it. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Ruud Poortmans took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Thibaud Raeijmaeckers to make any attempt to save it. In a very dangerous position, a player in Aalbeked fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 81st minute. Penalty! In the 82nd minute, the referee gave RSCA U21 a penalty. Philip Van Achter looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Thibaud Raeijmaeckers. Gerard Van Den Bosche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niki Smolders in the 88th minute of play forced RSCA U21's goalkeeper George Gyselinck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joost Van hoegaerde in the 93rd minute of play forced RSCA U21's goalkeeper George Gyselinck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruud Poortmans in the 96th minute of play forced Aalbeked's goalkeeper Thibaud Raeijmaeckers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Aalbeked booed when RSCA U21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Remi De Bruyn didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched RSCA U21 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.