U18 League

The Dribbel Arena
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Toni Stühling got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Mijdrecht Maffia booed when Zero Gravity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Remie Dirckx didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 5 minutes of play, Zero Gravity's Jullian Van Castel made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sven Hebels was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Toni Stühling's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benoit Van Heurick was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Benoit Van Heurick took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toni Stühling, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 14 played minutes Zero Gravity got a freekick which was hit by Jullian Van Castel. Benoit Van Heurick took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Douwe van den Bergh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benoit Van Heurick showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Douwe van den Bergh in the 16th minute of the match. The Zero Gravity fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Zero Gravity's Jullian Van Castel looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 25 minutes into the match, Mijdrecht Maffia's Douwe van den Bergh sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benoit Van Heurick narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Remie Dirckx fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven Hebels having to interfere. Sven Hebels didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andrez Dams went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 31st minute, Toni Stühling got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Jullian Van Castel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 35thth minute of the game Andrez Dams who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mijdrecht Maffia's Sven Hebels was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Zero Gravity booed when Mijdrecht Maffia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean-Paul Cremers didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zero Gravity's Benoit Van Heurick played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Douwe van den Bergh in the 39th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Douwe van den Bergh ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benoit Van Heurick was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Jullian Van Castel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Sven Hebels made a huge save. The supporters of Zero Gravity booed when Mijdrecht Maffia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean-Paul Cremers didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 48thth minute of the game Douwe van den Bergh who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zero Gravity's Benoit Van Heurick was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jullian Van Castel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sven Hebels took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrez Dams, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 53rd minute, Jullian Van Castel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sven Hebels was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. 59 minutes into the match, Zero Gravity's goal looked a bit too open when Toni Stühling came free, but Benoit Van Heurick reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 68 minutes of play, Zero Gravity's Andrez Dams made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sven Hebels was left in no man's land by his defense there! Benoit Van Heurick made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Douwe van den Bergh in the 71st minute of play. Mijdrecht Maffia's Sven Hebels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrez Dams in the 73rd minute of play. A throw-in in the 77th minute of the game was made by Jacq Van den Berghe with Andrez Dams as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 78th minute, Jules Van Linthoudt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Toni Stühling could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Benoit Van Heurick made a huge save. In the 85thth minute of the game Jullian Van Castel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mijdrecht Maffia's Sven Hebels was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jullian Van Castel in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sven Hebels prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Mijdrecht Maffia's Jens Spoel got a free kick in the 88th minute. 89 minutes into the game, Yuri Spanjer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mijdrecht Maffia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zero Gravity the free kick. In the 90th match minute, Mijdrecht Maffia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yuri Spanjer to maneuver through the defense. Sven Hebels took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacq Van den Berghe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jean-Paul Cremers during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jean-Paul Cremers kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Mijdrecht Maffia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.