U18 League

Purple Arena
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cederique De Kepper took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nagyváradi AC's Mátyás Szepesvári got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Levi Audenaert in the 5th minute of play forced Nagyváradi AC's goalkeeper Attila Kossuth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Nagyváradi AC's goal looked a bit too open when Levi Audenaert came free, but Attila Kossuth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carel Tilemans received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Attila Kossuth tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Michael Campens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mátyás Szepesvári, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Attila Kossuth made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cederique De Kepper in the 20th minute. After 23 minutes, Thibaud Theuniers mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Purple Talents and the Nagyváradi AC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 23 played minutes Purple Talents got a freekick which was hit by Thibaud Theuniers. Attila Kossuth was a little too slow when Cederique De Kepper got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 2-0. After having played for 27 minutes, Cederique De Kepper managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Purple Talents's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cederique De Kepper was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Attila Kossuth made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Carel Tilemans sent off a good shot on target. In the 31st minute Dávid Fekete shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michael Campens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 39 minutes, Levi Audenaert mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Purple Talents and the Nagyváradi AC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 39th match minute, Purple Talents was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Levi Audenaert to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lieven Omblets in the 47th minute of play forced Nagyváradi AC's goalkeeper Attila Kossuth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dávid Fekete to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Lieven Omblets had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Attila Kossuth. Nagyváradi AC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lieven Omblets was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Michael Campens was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mátyás Szepesvári showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 58 minute of play. In the 61st match minute, Nagyváradi AC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mátyás Szepesvári to maneuver through the defense. After 64 played minutes Nagyváradi AC got a freekick which was hit by Gábor Kásás. 68 minutes into the match, Nagyváradi AC's goal looked a bit too open when Thibaud Theuniers came free, but Attila Kossuth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute, Remco Van Der Elst left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Purple Talents fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Mátyás Szepesvári received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Michael Campens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Michael Campens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dávid Fekete, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 89th match minute, Purple Talents was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thibaud Theuniers to maneuver through the defense. 90 minutes into the match, Nagyváradi AC's Renátó Marton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Michael Campens narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Purple Talents's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.