U21 League

GALLIA BELGICA
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Paata Podolyakin took the kick off in the first half of the match. 0-1 became the score in the 5th minute when Paata Podolyakin elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Khvicha Pulishvili fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Football Club Zestafoni's protests and gave Khvicha Pulishvili a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Portus Ganda booed when Football Club Zestafoni was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khvicha Pulishvili didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpected shot in the 14th minute by Pierre Van Leemputte got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Ignatiy Pilievi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marc Van Kestbeek in the 16th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paata Podolyakin in the 18th minute of play forced Portus Ganda's goalkeeper Jorden Colebrandts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Portus Ganda's goal looked a bit too open when Khvicha Pulishvili came free, but Jorden Colebrandts reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paata Podolyakin in the 21st minute of play forced Portus Ganda's goalkeeper Jorden Colebrandts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khvicha Pulishvili in the 26th minute of play forced Portus Ganda's goalkeeper Jorden Colebrandts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pierre Van Leemputte got free with Ignatiy Pilievi in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jorden Colebrandts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khvicha Pulishvili, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jorden Colebrandts came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Football Club Zestafoni's Naskhida Cheishvili. But to his dismay, Naskhida Cheishvili quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Jorden Colebrandts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khvicha Pulishvili, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Pierre Van Leemputte came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Portus Ganda fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Pierre Van Leemputte couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lars Støylen during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Football Club Zestafoni's Lars Støylen got a free kick in the 46th minute. Marc Van Kestbeek received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ignatiy Pilievi came out and tried to block the shot, but Marc Van Kestbeek slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pierre Van Leemputte to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Tage Lööf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ignatiy Pilievi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pierre Van Leemputte in the 56th minute of play. Portus Ganda's Jorden Colebrandts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khvicha Pulishvili in the 58th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Portus Ganda's Pierre Van Leemputte got a free kick in the 59th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ernst Jansens during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 61st minute, Ernst Jansens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute, Paata Podolyakin made a precise shot to the right of Jorden Colebrandts. Portus Ganda's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. With a little luck, Portus Ganda's Jorden Colebrandts got control of the ball when Naskhida Cheishvili tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jorden Colebrandts showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khvicha Pulishvili in the 70th minute of the match. After 72 played minutes Football Club Zestafoni got a freekick which was hit by Naskhida Cheishvili. Thanks to some nice moves Naskhida Cheishvili could shoot a difficult shot in the 76th minute, which Jorden Colebrandts however easily saved by the left post. Portus Ganda's Jorden Colebrandts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khvicha Pulishvili in the 77th minute of play. In the 79th minute Pierre Van Leemputte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignatiy Pilievi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 85 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Football Club Zestafoni's Paata Podolyakin fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. When Danny Spoelberchs fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Portus Ganda's protests and gave Danny Spoelberchs a yellow card for diving instead. In the 92nd minute, Danny Spoelberchs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Portus Ganda's Jorden Colebrandts got control of the ball when Naskhida Cheishvili tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jorden Colebrandts showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khvicha Pulishvili, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The Portus Ganda fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Football Club Zestafoni were clearly better and deserved to take the win.