U21 League

Prichart Sportveld
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arnout Zwiers made the kick off which started today's match. Francois Van de Leest charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francois Van de Leest the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rafael Middeljans made in the 26th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Falco Sterenberg. Francois Van de Leest kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Gertjan Imberechts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elco Naaijer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francois Van de Leest got his second yellow card in the match during the 44th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 45 played minutes Vriendenkring Wippelgem got a freekick which was hit by Francois Van de Leest. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Frederic Feys made a kick off. After having played for 56 minutes, Frederic Feys managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vriendenkring Wippelgem's supporters crossed their fingers, but Frederic Feys was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Vriendenkring Wippelgem getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Thibau Vervaeck hit a great ball. The supporters of Vriendenkring Wippelgem booed when Prichart was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Middeljans didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute Frederic Feys shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Vrieze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 71 played minutes Prichart got a freekick which was hit by Eric Paas. Vriendenkring Wippelgem's Frederic Feys got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Prichart's goalkeeper Jan Vrieze, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 81stth minute of the game Arnout Zwiers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vriendenkring Wippelgem's Gertjan Imberechts was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Prichart booed when Vriendenkring Wippelgem was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bram Cornelis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Frederic Feys's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jan Vrieze read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Vriendenkring Wippelgem fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 95th minute. Penalty! In the 97th minute there was a penalty for Prichart. Falco Sterenberg stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gertjan Imberechts. 1-2. The Vriendenkring Wippelgem supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Vriendenkring Wippelgem would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.