League

Stadio San Paolo
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jullian Hoeybroeck kicked off to start the match. A collision led to The Doors United getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Evert Van Glabeeke hit a great ball. Jorge Ottevaere blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alexandre Dekeyser having to make a save. In the 11th minute, Jorge Ottevaere left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Doors United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Through an outstanding action, after 16 minutes, Alexandre Dekeyser successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Godfried Laeremans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jozef Verhagen kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Alexandre Dekeyser showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jullian Hoeybroeck in the 24th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Vervoort in the 29th minute of play forced The Doors United's goalkeeper Yoeri Lanen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yoeri Lanen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Godfried Laeremans in the 30th minute of play. Yoeri Lanen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Godfried Laeremans in the 32nd minute of play. A collision led to Mighty Ducks getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Jozef Verhagen hit a great ball. 40 minutes into the match, Gabriel Vervoort had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yoeri Lanen. The Doors United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gabriel Vervoort was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After having played for 45 minutes, Gabriel Vervoort managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mighty Ducks's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gabriel Vervoort was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Gabriel Vervoort had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Godfried Laeremans stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gabriel Vervoort fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yoeri Lanen having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in The Doors United's zone, Godfried Laeremans stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yoeri Lanen came out of the goal and Godfried Laeremans tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ief Thys during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ief Thys hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. During the 59th minute of the match Ief Thys completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ief Thys a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Mighty Ducks booed when The Doors United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ief Thys didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 64 played minutes The Doors United got a freekick which was hit by Evert Van Glabeeke. When Godfried Laeremans came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Mighty Ducks 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 Godfried Laeremans couldn't finish the play. Yoeri Lanen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Godfried Laeremans, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 77th minute, Jaques Van den Bergen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 79 in the game by Gabriel Vervoort from a close distance when the talented Yoeri Lanen managed to make a qualified save. The Doors United's players were relieved. After having played for 84 minutes, Godfried Laeremans managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mighty Ducks's supporters crossed their fingers, but Godfried Laeremans 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 87th minute, Gabriel Vervoort left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mighty Ducks fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. If Kent Van Camp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The The Doors United supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Mighty Ducks's performance. The match ended with a win for Mighty Ducks.