U18 League

SERGEJ BARBAREZ
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stanny Helssens started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Kickers United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgard Raymaekers to maneuver through the defense. In the 10th minute, Simon Cheepers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stanny Helssens might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Damijan Rača. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stanny Helssens ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 18th minute Maxime Uytterhaegen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damijan Rača saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Vladislav Jamina took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Emmanuel Meersman to make any attempt to save it. After 25 played minutes FISHBONE 06 got a freekick which was hit by Evhad Bojić. After recieving a nice pass, Kickers United's Stanny Helssens tried to score from far away in the 25th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 30th minute Jannic Van Cruchten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damijan Rača saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edgard Raymaekers was shown his second yellow card after 33 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Edgard Raymaekers kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 35th minute of the match Vladislav Jamina shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emmanuel Meersman showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 40 minutes into the game, Mustafa Husić cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Emmanuel Meersman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

After 54 played minutes Kickers United got a freekick which was hit by Jannic Van Cruchten. Emmanuel Meersman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladislav Jamina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 58 minutes of play, FISHBONE 06's Milivoje Milanić made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emmanuel Meersman was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Milivoje Milanić in the 64th minute of play forced Kickers United's goalkeeper Emmanuel Meersman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Milivoje Milanić fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FISHBONE 06's protests and gave Milivoje Milanić a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Kickers United booed when FISHBONE 06 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Milivoje Milanić didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stanny Helssens took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 76th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Damijan Rača. FISHBONE 06's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Selmir Dukanović fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FISHBONE 06's protests and gave Selmir Dukanović a yellow card for diving instead. After 78 played minutes, Kickers United's Stanny Helssens shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Damijan Rača 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 Kickers United reached it. Milivoje Milanić struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Emmanuel Meersman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FISHBONE 06. 84 minutes into the match, Kickers United's goal looked a bit too open when Ferhad Hamzić came free, but Emmanuel Meersman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milivoje Milanić in the 85th minute of play forced Kickers United's goalkeeper Emmanuel Meersman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kickers United's Emmanuel Meersman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladislav Jamina in the 88th minute of play. 90 minutes into the game, Simon Cheepers was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kickers United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FISHBONE 06 the free kick. In the 90th minute, Simon Cheepers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 91 minutes into the match, Kickers United's goal looked a bit too open when Milivoje Milanić came free, but Emmanuel Meersman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute Milivoje Milanić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emmanuel Meersman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FISHBONE 06 fully deserved thier win.