U18 League

Alverberg
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gilliam Roelandts took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cornelis Debock fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robbie Van Beylen having to interfere. Limburg United's Robbie Van Beylen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kasper Steurms in the 7th minute of play. Kasper Steurms sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cornelis Debock scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Robbie Van Beylen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cornelis Debock in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Robbie Van Beylen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Robbie Van Beylen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cornelis Debock, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Kasper Steurms recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Octaaf Van Acht made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilliam Roelandts in the 25th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Limburg United's zone, Roni Van Heerle stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robbie Van Beylen came out of the goal and Roni Van Heerle tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Robbie Van Beylen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frederic Verduijn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Kasper Steurms had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cornelis Debock fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robbie Van Beylen having to interfere. Kasper Steurms received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Robbie Van Beylen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Robbie Van Beylen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frederic Verduijn in the 42nd minute of play. Artur Van De Wijngaert received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Octaaf Van Acht came out and tried to block the shot, but Artur Van De Wijngaert slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 43rd minute. Cornelis Debock blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Robbie Van Beylen having to make a save. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Frederic Verduijn made a kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Frederic Verduijn in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Robbie Van Beylen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 54 minutes into the match, Limburg United's goalkeeper Robbie Van Beylen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kasper Steurms. 59 minutes into the match, Limburg United's Artur Van De Wijngaert sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Octaaf Van Acht narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as KFC Vliegplein's Cornelis Debock slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Robbie Van Beylen. That made the score 1-2 after 63 minutes of play. Limburg United's Gilliam Roelandts suffered a sore foot after 66 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tuur Van De Wijngaert during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Limburg United's Frans Machiels was substituted for Gilliam Roelandts. The supporters of Limburg United booed when KFC Vliegplein was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tuur Van De Wijngaert didn't get a good kick on the ball. Frans Machiels fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Octaaf Van Acht having to interfere. Robbie Van Beylen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frederic Verduijn in the 74th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Limburg United's zone, Roni Van Heerle stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robbie Van Beylen came out of the goal and Roni Van Heerle tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Limburg United defense, Kasper Steurms kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robbie Van Beylen. The Limburg United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robbie Van Beylen should have stopped the shot. After 80 played minutes, Limburg United's Dany-Adams Van Halssbeeck shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Octaaf Van Acht 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 Limburg United reached it. In the 82nd minute, Mathieu-Maxim Van Eynde hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute, KFC Vliegplein's Frederic Verduijn ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Robbie Van Beylen. Robbie Van Beylen yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. The audience was convinced that Artur Van De Wijngaert's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Octaaf Van Acht was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. In the 94th match minute, KFC Vliegplein was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cederic Wyns to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to KFC Vliegplein getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Lou Vincke hit a great ball. KFC Vliegplein's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.