U18 League

The Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ferdinant Duinhoven made the kick off which started today's match. Gilles Stroobans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferdinant Duinhoven, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilfred Mol charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wilfred Mol the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 8th minute, Wilfred Mol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 14 minutes into the match, Osdorp FC's goalkeeper Floris Klompe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francois Van Poucke. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Carlo Plenter managed to get in a good position for a shot. Osdorp FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlo Plenter was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gilles Stroobans breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 18th minute Glen de Pelsmaecker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Floris Klompe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ferdinant Duinhoven hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Sporting Mambo's Gilles Stroobans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferdinant Duinhoven in the 24th minute of play. Francois Van Poucke charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francois Van Poucke the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 26 minutes, Ferdinant Duinhoven made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Sporting Mambo's Gilles Stroobans tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Geert Wielens during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Osdorp FC's Geert Wielens got a free kick in the 30th minute. Gerard Delamenin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Floris Klompe made a huge save. 35 minutes into the match, Arnauld Vercouteren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Floris Klompe. Osdorp FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arnauld Vercouteren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Hans-Cees Theunissen charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hans-Cees Theunissen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hans-Cees Theunissen kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Arnauld Vercouteren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Floris Klompe having to interfere. Gerard Delamenin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Floris Klompe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

A collision led to Osdorp FC getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Klaas Jan Knops hit a great ball. In the 52nd minute, Arnauld Vercouteren made a precise shot to the right of Floris Klompe. Osdorp FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Osdorp FC's goalkeeper Floris Klompe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 56th minute Francois Van Poucke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Floris Klompe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnauld Vercouteren in the 63rd minute of play forced Osdorp FC's goalkeeper Floris Klompe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th match minute, Osdorp FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cees Mol to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnauld Vercouteren in the 66th minute of play forced Osdorp FC's goalkeeper Floris Klompe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute, Francois Van Poucke left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sporting Mambo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Sebastien Jaspers scored 5-1 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Floris Klompe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 80 minutes into the match, Gerard Delamenin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Floris Klompe. Osdorp FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gerard Delamenin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnauld Vercouteren in the 83rd minute of play forced Osdorp FC's goalkeeper Floris Klompe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Osdorp FC defense, Francois Van Poucke kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Floris Klompe. The Osdorp FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Floris Klompe should have stopped the shot. In the 88th minute, Arnauld Vercouteren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Floris Klompe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnauld Vercouteren, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Floris Klompe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerard Delamenin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Sporting Mambo's Francois Van Poucke got a free kick in the 95th minute. There was no doubt that Sporting Mambo were the better team. Sporting Mambo's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.