U21 League

The Arena
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) All Stars Gent's Jan Melkval started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, David Dekeyser left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The All Stars Gent fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Yvan Poets showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christoffel Weets, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Andreas Meynen hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andreas Meynen during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Sporting Mambo booed when All Stars Gent was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andreas Meynen didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Yvan Poets managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Sporting Mambo's Harold Engelborgh fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Waut Goons came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by All Stars Gent's Jan Melkval. But to his dismay, Jan Melkval quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brecht Van Beneden in the 18th minute of play forced Sporting Mambo's goalkeeper Waut Goons to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brecht Van Beneden struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Waut Goons didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for All Stars Gent. 29 minutes into the game, Harold Engelborgh cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Yvan Poets was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 32 minutes into the match, Brecht Van Beneden had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Waut Goons. Sporting Mambo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Brecht Van Beneden was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. In the 35th match minute, Sporting Mambo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Etienne Ottevaere to maneuver through the defense. 39 minutes into the game, David Dekeyser was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. All Stars Gent's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sporting Mambo the free kick. David Dekeyser kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Yoachim Fondria could shoot a difficult shot in the 40th minute, which Yvan Poets however easily saved by the left post. Matthieu Vincke made a great header on Sporting Mambo's corner, it was just that All Stars Gent's Yvan Poets managed to reach the ball for a save. Harold Engelborgh's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Yvan Poets firmly grabbed it by the left post. When David Dekeyser was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 46 minutes had been played. David Dekeyser hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Harold Engelborgh was the one to do the kick off. Yvan Poets showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harold Engelborgh in the 60th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the match, Sporting Mambo's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Melkval came free, but Waut Goons reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Waut Goons took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brecht Van Beneden, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute, Etienne Ottevaere hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard and well directed shot from Brecht Van Beneden led 67 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. Sporting Mambo's Waut Goons became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 1-4. Brecht Van Beneden recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Jan Melkval managed to get in a good position for a shot. All Stars Gent's supporters rose to their feet, but Jan Melkval was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Waut Goons breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. All Stars Gent's Yvan Poets played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pino Maerschalckx in the 75th minute of play. After a rather tough play, All Stars Gent's Raphaël Boede got a free kick in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the match, All Stars Gent's goal looked a bit too open when Harold Engelborgh came free, but Yvan Poets reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute, Laurend Koppens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Melkval in the 90th minute of play forced Sporting Mambo's goalkeeper Waut Goons to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sporting Mambo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when Jan Melkval scored to the left of an out of position Waut Goons, making the score, 1-5. Waut Goons was a little too slow when Jan Melkval got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 96th minute. The score was now 1-6. All Stars Gent's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.