U21 League

stadion Zijdewind
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Willem-Jan Paelemans started the match with the kick off. Mattias Massenhove took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Melvin Woering. Melvin Woering dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Willem-Jan Paelemans in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Melvin Woering saved Zijdewind SC from getting behind. Melvin Woering showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mattias Van de kauter, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Melvin Woering showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Willem-Jan Paelemans in the 16th minute of the match. Melvin Woering showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yannis Candries, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Zijdewind SC's Melvin Woering played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mike Vandamme in the 22nd minute of play. 24 minutes into the game, Gerard Kok recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Arne Van Brusselen. Gerard Kok showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. 31 minutes into the game, Yannis Candries cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Melvin Woering was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 41st minute, Mike Vandamme sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Zijdewind SC's Melvin Woering didn't even have to move. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yannis Candries in the 43rd minute of play forced Zijdewind SC's goalkeeper Melvin Woering to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henk Zaagman charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Henk Zaagman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ernest van der Laan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Fauna Utd booed when Zijdewind SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rob Deiman didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Zijdewind SC's Melvin Woering got control of the ball when Willem-Jan Paelemans tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Yannis Candries kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Melvin Woering. That made the score 1-3 in the 64 minute of play. Yannis Candries received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Melvin Woering came out and tried to block the shot, but Yannis Candries slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 67th minute. In the 71st match minute, Zijdewind SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henry Lembeck to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th minute, Harry Custermans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arne Van Brusselen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerard Kok, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Melvin Woering took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mattias Massenhove, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Zijdewind SC's Henry Lembeck got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 83rd minute, Rob Deiman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arne Van Brusselen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerard Kok, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 89th match minute, Fauna Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mike Vandamme to maneuver through the defense. With 92 minutes on the clock, Carl Van Hautvinck commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 92nd match minute, Fauna Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carl Van Hautvinck to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernest van der Laan in the 93rd minute of play forced Fauna Utd's goalkeeper Arne Van Brusselen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.