U18 League

Luctor & Emergo
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Charles-Antoine Hustinx took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Bertan Aelemans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Kenneth Blanchaert managed to get in a good position for a shot. Minion Mim's supporters rose to their feet, but Kenneth Blanchaert was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adolphe Van Goethem breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Adolphe Van Goethem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paul-Louis Villyn in the 10th minute of play. Michel Reijckmans hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Minion Mim's Fabrice De Leger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthis Langendonck in the 13th minute of play. A collision led to Minion Mim getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Kurt Clement hit a great ball. After 19 played minutes, Ad Fundum's Willy Descamps shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Fabrice De Leger came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ad Fundum reached it. After a rather tough play, Ad Fundum's Roland Weets got a free kick in the 20th minute. The supporters of Minion Mim booed when Ad Fundum was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Steffen Van den Wyngaert didn't get a good kick on the ball. Willem-Alexander Snieders fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adolphe Van Goethem having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roland Weets during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Roland Weets hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Paul-Louis Villyn to make the kick off. Willem-Alexander Snieders who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 53rdth minute tested the skills of Adolphe Van Goethem when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 54th minute, Bertan Aelemans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kenneth Blanchaert could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Adolphe Van Goethem made a huge save. After 56 played minutes Ad Fundum got a freekick which was hit by Bertan Aelemans. Charles-Antoine Hustinx received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Fabrice De Leger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 63 minutes into the match, Minion Mim's goal looked a bit too open when Roland Weets came free, but Fabrice De Leger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Adolphe Van Goethem managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Minion Mim's Willem-Alexander Snieders fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 67 minutes, Bertan Aelemans mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ad Fundum and the Minion Mim players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 67th minute, Bertan Aelemans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Paul-Louis Villyn kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Adolphe Van Goethem. That made the score 0-1 in the 69 minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Willem-Alexander Snieders could shoot a difficult shot in the 73rd minute, which Adolphe Van Goethem however easily saved by the left post. Ad Fundum's Adolphe Van Goethem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matijs De Weerdt in the 86th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Minion Mim's goal looked a bit too open when Matthis Langendonck came free, but Fabrice De Leger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matijs De Weerdt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Adolphe Van Goethem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Ad Fundum fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Minion Mim were clearly better and deserved to take the win.