U18 League

Chlorine Arena
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arseniy Kartashevskiy started the match with the kick off. Matvey Zubenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maarten Soetemans having to interfere. Maarten Soetemans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boris Kulagin, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 6 minutes into the match, Nikolay Sergeev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maarten Soetemans. Twierdza Osowiec's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nikolay Sergeev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a rather tough play, Twierdza Osowiec's Robbrecht Airpoel got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 12th minute Fedor Aboneev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maarten Soetemans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the game, Unica FC's Arseniy Kartashevskiy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maarten Soetemans made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Maarten Soetemans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Veniamin Gerasimov in the 16th minute of the match. Maarten Soetemans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikolay Sergeev, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Maarten Soetemans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arseniy Kartashevskiy in the 21st minute of play. Maarten Soetemans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arseniy Kartashevskiy in the 28th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Matvey Zubenko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maarten Soetemans. Twierdza Osowiec's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Matvey Zubenko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Nikolay Sergeev took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Maarten Soetemans. Maarten Soetemans dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Maarten Soetemans came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Unica FC's Arseniy Kartashevskiy. But to his dismay, Arseniy Kartashevskiy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Veniamin Gerasimov during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Unica FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Veniamin Gerasimov hit a great ball. Maarten Soetemans came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Unica FC's Arseniy Kartashevskiy. But to his dismay, Arseniy Kartashevskiy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. After the first half Unica FC were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Twierdza Osowiec's Maarten Soetemans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolay Sergeev in the 53rd minute of play. In the 55th minute Lou Winnepenninck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artem Rossohin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maarten Soetemans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boris Kulagin, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Maarten Soetemans was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Arseniy Kartashevskiy showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 57 minute of play. Arseniy Kartashevskiy scored 0-9 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maarten Soetemans, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 64th minute Boris Kulagin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maarten Soetemans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Unica FC booed when Twierdza Osowiec was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lou Winnepenninck didn't get a good kick on the ball. Twierdza Osowiec's Robbrecht Airpoel managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Aleksey Isakov in the 69 minute of the game. Artem Rossohin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lou Winnepenninck, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 80th minute, Veniamin Gerasimov made a precise shot to the right of Maarten Soetemans. Twierdza Osowiec's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-11. Twierdza Osowiec's Maarten Soetemans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikolay Sergeev in the 86th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Unica FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Twierdza Osowiec.