U18 League

FALCONS NEST
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, 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. Jos Armentier started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, SEA FALCONS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Radoslav Chonev to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jos Armentier during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to VC zoetwater getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Jos Armentier hit a great ball. Zhelyazko Marazov came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by VC zoetwater's Fred Van Hoeyveld. But to his dismay, Fred Van Hoeyveld quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. A collision led to VC zoetwater getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Robbrecht Caes hit a great ball. Zhelyazko Marazov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jos Armentier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zhelyazko Marazov came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by VC zoetwater's Jos Armentier. But to his dismay, Jos Armentier quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Zhelyazko Marazov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jos Armentier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stoyadin Delkov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Stan Hagemans tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, VC zoetwater's goal looked a bit too open when Tinko Gerchev came free, but Stan Hagemans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fred Van Hoeyveld received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Zhelyazko Marazov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 40 minutes, Radoslav Chonev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SEA FALCONS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Radoslav Chonev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Arnauld Wiechgers fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored VC zoetwater's protests and gave Arnauld Wiechgers a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, VC zoetwater's Arnauld Wiechgers got a free kick in the 41st minute. Zhelyazko Marazov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jos Armentier, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After the first half VC zoetwater were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Tinko Gerchev made the kick off in the second half. A hard shot 54 in the game by Jos Armentier from a close distance when the talented Zhelyazko Marazov managed to make a qualified save. SEA FALCONS's players were relieved. Jos Armentier struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Zhelyazko Marazov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VC zoetwater. Tinko Gerchev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stan Hagemans having to interfere. In the 61st minute, Yoakim Pipev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to VC zoetwater getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Robbrecht Caes hit a great ball. In the 76th match minute, VC zoetwater was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marc Van Linthaut to maneuver through the defense. Jos Armentier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. SEA FALCONS's Zhelyazko Marazov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save SEA FALCONS from getting a goal against them. 91 minutes into the match, VC zoetwater's goal looked a bit too open when Tinko Gerchev came free, but Stan Hagemans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SEA FALCONS's Zhelyazko Marazov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save SEA FALCONS from getting a goal against them. After 95 played minutes SEA FALCONS got a freekick which was hit by Gergin Sazdov. The SEA FALCONS supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching VC zoetwater's performance. The match ended with a win for VC zoetwater.