U18 League

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Manu Gyselinx made the kick off and thus started the match. Louis-Philippe Van Gorpt was a little too slow when Yulian Dzhumaliev got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 4th minute. The score was now 1-0. 10 minutes into the match, KFC Paal-Tervant's goalkeeper Louis-Philippe Van Gorpt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Argir Fikov. In the 12th match minute, Laziali was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tihomir Zerdev to maneuver through the defense. After 20 played minutes Laziali got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Gyudurov. The supporters of Laziali booed when KFC Paal-Tervant was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abel Van Meerbek didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Abel Van Meerbek managed to get in a good position for a shot. KFC Paal-Tervant's supporters rose to their feet, but Abel Van Meerbek was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Svetlin Traychev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marten de Nijs hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the KFC Paal-Tervant defense, Yulian Dzhumaliev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Louis-Philippe Van Gorpt. The KFC Paal-Tervant fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Louis-Philippe Van Gorpt should have stopped the shot. When the match clock showed 37 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Manu Gyselinx sped through Laziali's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Svetlin Traychev. In the 40thth minute of the game Manu Gyselinx who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Laziali's Svetlin Traychev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 44 minutes into the game, Argir Fikov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Louis-Philippe Van Gorpt. Argir Fikov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-2. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-2 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Argir Fikov was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Argir Fikov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Louis-Philippe Van Gorpt was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. With a little luck, Laziali's Svetlin Traychev got control of the ball when Christian Mangelschot tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Manu Gyselinx's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Svetlin Traychev was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Manu Gyselinx scored 5-3 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Svetlin Traychev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Diederick Van de Gaer hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yulian Dzhumaliev in the 72nd minute of play forced KFC Paal-Tervant's goalkeeper Louis-Philippe Van Gorpt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manu Gyselinxs short, quick shot in the 77thth minute got Svetlin Traychev to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 78th minute of the match KFC Paal-Tervant got a corner. Laziali's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jorne Verhofstadt ran over to the corner to take the kick. Tobias Geeraerts's late challenge caught a Laziali's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tobias Geeraerts helped the player get up and apologised. After 79 played minutes KFC Paal-Tervant got a freekick which was hit by Tobias Geeraerts. 81 minutes into the match, KFC Paal-Tervant's goal looked a bit too open when Yulian Dzhumaliev came free, but Louis-Philippe Van Gorpt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marten de Nijs recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Manu Gyselinx kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Svetlin Traychev. That made the score 5-4 in the 87 minute of play. A collision led to Laziali getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Svetoslav Kulov hit a great ball. Jorne Verhofstadt, 91 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Laziali's Svetlin Traychev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manu Gyselinx in the 96th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Laziali had won after a very even match.