Official Cup

b. cloetensstadion
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Pierre-Alexandre De Marrez started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Damian Walkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Guerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Haroldas Strazdas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pierre-Alexandre De Marrez in the 7th minute of play. Pierre-Alexandre De Marrez did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Haroldas Strazdas 9 minutes into the match. 15 minutes into the match, Spartans FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pierre-Alexandre De Marrez came free, but Haroldas Strazdas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Haroldas Strazdas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierre-Alexandre De Marrez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jaspar Raymaekers in the 18thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Haroldas Strazdas, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience was convinced that Hugo Guerra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damian Walkowski was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. When Spartans FC's Hugo Guerra in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Irocha's goalie prevented a goal. Roderik Maenhout got a throw-in 28 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Cao Shi Chang. Damian Walkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Guerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the game, Spartans FC's Hugo Guerra nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Damian Walkowski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Spartans FC's Haroldas Strazdas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Spartans FC from getting a goal against them. In the 42nd minute of the match, Pierre-Alexandre De Marrez tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Haroldas Strazdas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hugo Guerra made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Guerra in the 52nd minute of play forced AFC Irocha's goalkeeper Damian Walkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Spartans FC's Haroldas Strazdas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tibau Cornelis in the 65th minute of play. In the 66th minute Cao Shi Chang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haroldas Strazdas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Spartans FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tibau Cornelis came free, but Haroldas Strazdas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 71 played minutes AFC Irocha got a freekick which was hit by Roderik Maenhout. In the 76th minute Cao Shi Chang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haroldas Strazdas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hugo Guerra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Damian Walkowski made a huge save. Haroldas Strazdas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tibau Cornelis, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Damian Walkowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hugo Guerra in the 84th minute. Hugo Guerra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Damian Walkowski made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaspar Raymaekers in the 85th minute of play forced Spartans FC's goalkeeper Haroldas Strazdas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heitor Leys in the 89th minute of play forced Spartans FC's goalkeeper Haroldas Strazdas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haroldas Strazdas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heitor Leys in the 89th minute of play. Spartans FC's Hugo Guerra got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. AFC Irocha were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.