U21 League

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gert Korevaar kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Okan Buruk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jean-Paul Schuiling saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jean-Paul Schuiling made an important save on a dangerous shot by Etienne Langhmans in the 4th minute. When Emanuel Van Damme fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Draconia's protests and gave Emanuel Van Damme a yellow card for diving instead. In the 5th match minute, FC Draconia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Van Damme to maneuver through the defense. Okan Buruk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Jean-Paul Schuiling tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Uwe Nwachukwu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gert Korevaar in the 8th minute of the match. When FC Draconia's Etienne Langhmans in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FFC Merainies 03's goalie prevented a goal. 14 minutes into the match, FFC Merainies 03's goal looked a bit too open when Etienne Langhmans came free, but Jean-Paul Schuiling reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute Okan Buruk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jean-Paul Schuiling saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jean-Paul Schuiling made an important save on a dangerous shot by Etienne Langhmans in the 23rd minute. Etienne Langhmans's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jean-Paul Schuiling firmly grabbed it by the left post. Okan Buruk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Jean-Paul Schuiling tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Okan Buruk in the 31st minute of play forced FFC Merainies 03's goalkeeper Jean-Paul Schuiling to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, FFC Merainies 03's goal looked a bit too open when Okan Buruk came free, but Jean-Paul Schuiling reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, FFC Merainies 03's Jean-Paul Schuiling got control of the ball when Etienne Langhmans tried to sneak it across the goal line. FFC Merainies 03's Jean-Paul Schuiling played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Okan Buruk in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes had been played when some careless play by FFC Merainies 03's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Klaus Dhondt was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Draconia's players had a chance to rest. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Etienne Langhmans in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jean-Paul Schuiling prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tibo De Witte hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Etienne Langhmans made the kick off in the second half. Etienne Langhmans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean-Paul Schuiling having to interfere. Uwe Nwachukwu made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Gert Korevaar sent off a good shot on target. Okan Buruk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th match minute, FFC Merainies 03 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fenan Bemmel to maneuver through the defense. Jean-Paul Schuiling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Etienne Langhmans in the 61st minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Okan Buruk got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jean-Paul Schuiling showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ief Depauw in the 73rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven Telkamp in the 74th minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Uwe Nwachukwu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jean-Paul Schuiling stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Etienne Langhmans's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. 82 minutes into the game, Gerwin Zielman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FFC Merainies 03's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Draconia the free kick. FC Draconia's Uwe Nwachukwu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gert Korevaar in the 84th minute of play. In the 90th minute, one of FFC Merainies 03:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FFC Merainies 03. Jean-Paul Schuiling took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Etienne Langhmans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Draconia's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.