U21 League

Zalany Stadium
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Golden Tigers's Michal Krajča played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arsene Vermeulen in the 8th minute of play. Nicolaas Van Hamme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislav Špalek in the 11th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Josef Blažej got free with Nicolaas Van Hamme in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tobias Geeraerts charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tobias Geeraerts the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 13th minute, Tobias Geeraerts hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Josef Blažej sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 18 minutes, Manu Gyselinx mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KFC Paal-Tervant and the Golden Tigers players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 18 played minutes KFC Paal-Tervant got a freekick which was hit by Manu Gyselinx. 24 minutes into the match, KFC Paal-Tervant's goalkeeper Nicolaas Van Hamme had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Josef Blažej. A collision led to Golden Tigers getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Ctibor Vrána hit a great ball. After having played for 26 minutes, Luckas De Wortelaers managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KFC Paal-Tervant's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luckas De Wortelaers was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Golden Tigers's Josef Blažej in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KFC Paal-Tervant's goalie prevented a goal. Pavel Plichta kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Arsene Vermeulen succeeded in the game's 34th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. In the 37th minute, Stanislav Špalek reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nicolaas Van Hamme. The goal made the score 1-1. The audience was convinced that Josef Blažej's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicolaas Van Hamme was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in KFC Paal-Tervant's zone, Jan Míchal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicolaas Van Hamme came out of the goal and Jan Míchal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 45th minute, Jan Míchal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

In the 51st minute Luckas De Wortelaers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michal Krajča saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 53rd minute, Jorne Verhofstadt 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. Ctibor Vrána's late challenge caught a KFC Paal-Tervant's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ctibor Vrána helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Golden Tigers's Ctibor Vrána got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 62nd minute Jorne Verhofstadt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michal Krajča saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the game, Golden Tigers's Stanislav Špalek nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nicolaas Van Hamme made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. In the 69th minute Jorne Verhofstadt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michal Krajča saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jan Míchal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nicolaas Van Hamme read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. Nicolaas Van Hamme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Míchal, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. When Jorne Verhofstadt fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KFC Paal-Tervant's protests and gave Jorne Verhofstadt a yellow card for diving instead. In the 81st minute, Miroslav Berki made a precise shot to the right of Nicolaas Van Hamme. KFC Paal-Tervant's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. 84 minutes into the match, Arsene Vermeulen dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Michal Krajča, 3-2. Nicolaas Van Hamme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Míchal in the 88th minute of the match. Nicolaas Van Hamme didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stanislav Špalek went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score.