U18 League

Letzigrund
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Leon Heijligem made the kick off which started today's match. Gunther Wolf hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. The De Keikoppers fans' excitement grew in the 6th match minute when De Keikoppers's Leon Heijligem 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 10th play minutes Leon Heijligem shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Jacky Silvestri and just under the crossbar into goal. Jacky Silvestri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leon Heijligem in the 15th minute of play. Jacky Silvestri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boris Stroobant in the 18th minute of play. After 19 minutes of play, De Keikoppers's Boris Stroobant made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jacky Silvestri was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Leon Heijligem sped through FC Stadtclub's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jacky Silvestri. Rolf Saelens hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Boris Stroobant received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Jacky Silvestri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 29 played minutes FC Stadtclub got a freekick which was hit by Gunther Wolf. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Leon Heijligem sped through FC Stadtclub's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jacky Silvestri. In the 36th minute, Boris Stroobant left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The De Keikoppers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leon Heijligem in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jacky Silvestri saved FC Stadtclub from getting behind. Disappointed in the 0-8 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jochen Ziegler was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th match minute, FC Stadtclub was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timoteo Kirsch to maneuver through the defense. In the 56th minute, De Keikoppers's Boris Stroobant dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-9. In the 60th minute Leon Heijligem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacky Silvestri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute, Leon Heijligem ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jacky Silvestri was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-10. Jacky Silvestri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boris Stroobant in the 64th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Boris Stroobant got free with Jacky Silvestri in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 68thth minute of the game Leon Heijligem who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Stadtclub's Jacky Silvestri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. FC Stadtclub's Jacky Silvestri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leon Heijligem in the 69th minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Boris Stroobant 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. 81 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Stadtclub's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Boris Stroobant was slow to take the kick. During this time De Keikoppers's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Boris Stroobant almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Stadtclub's Jacky Silvestri did a great save. When the match clock showed 84 minutes, the score became 0-11 when Leon Heijligem sped through FC Stadtclub's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jacky Silvestri. Timoteo Kirsch kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, FC Stadtclub's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Leon Heijligem fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When Gunther Wolf fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Stadtclub's protests and gave Gunther Wolf a yellow card for diving instead. With an all-out effort, De Keikoppers's Jacky Silvestri threw himself towards the right post 96 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Leon Heijligem, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. De Keikoppers's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.