U18 League

Športni Park Gorica
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Jordi Peten stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Riko Svatovšek's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. 8 minutes into the game, Steff Winnepenninck was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Genk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave HIT Gorica the free kick. After 8 played minutes Genk got a freekick which was hit by Steff Winnepenninck. During the 12th minute of the match Steff Winnepenninck completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Steff Winnepenninck a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 13th minute, Steff Winnepenninck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Genk's Jordi Peten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristian Ćurčija in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute Kristian Ćurčija shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jordi Peten saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, HIT Gorica's goal looked a bit too open when Pierre-Alexandre Dewolf came free, but Zdravko Mavri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jordi Peten stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Riko Svatovšek's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Tommi Renso kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Riko Svatovšek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Ivo De Backer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivo De Backer in the 40th minute of play forced HIT Gorica's goalkeeper Zdravko Mavri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zdravko Mavri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivo De Backer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Attila Hohnjec made a kick off. Jordi Peten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Attila Hohnjec in the 51st minute of the match. Jordi Peten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Attila Hohnjec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jordi Peten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Riko Svatovšek in the 56th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Genk's goal looked a bit too open when Attila Hohnjec came free, but Jordi Peten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jaka Vinger during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tommi Renso charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tommi Renso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Genk getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Tommi Renso hit a great ball. The supporters of HIT Gorica booed when Genk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tommi Renso didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 68 played minutes, HIT Gorica's Muharem Razdevšek shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jordi Peten 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 HIT Gorica reached it. HIT Gorica's Nik Pokec was substituted for Muharem Razdevšek. After 75 minutes, Gregor Trdina mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the HIT Gorica and the Genk players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 75 played minutes HIT Gorica got a freekick which was hit by Gregor Trdina. A collision led to Genk getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Thys De Bruijn hit a great ball. The supporters of Genk booed when HIT Gorica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ignac Štrubelj didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, HIT Gorica's Attila Hohnjec got a free kick in the 89th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Attila Hohnjec in the 91st minute of play forced Genk's goalkeeper Jordi Peten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. HIT Gorica were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Genk for a fine match.