U23 League

De kikkerkazerne
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Luke Van der Meiren started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Etienne van Hacht stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luca Savino's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. The supporters of Ulan Bator Football Club booed when Kickers United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benjamin Vandekerkhove didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14thth minute of the game Roano Santome who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kickers United's Cederik Huts was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ulan Bator Football Club's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Roano Santome in the 15th minute. After taking down the ball on Ulan Bator Football Club's corner Roano Santome fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cederik Huts quite easily take care of the ball. Cederik Huts showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roano Santome, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 18th minute, Quentin De Prins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 21 minutes into the match, Kickers United's goal looked a bit too open when Josef Vereeken came free, but Cederik Huts reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luca Savino in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Etienne van Hacht prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 25th minute of the match, Luca Savino got a very nice opportunity to score, but Etienne van Hacht was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luca Savino got free with Etienne van Hacht in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Kickers United getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Dino Maquiano hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the match, Kickers United's goal looked a bit too open when Josef Vereeken came free, but Cederik Huts reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 37 played minutes Ulan Bator Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Roano Santome. After a rather tough play, Kickers United's Luca Savino got a free kick in the 43rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roano Santome in the 44th minute of play forced Kickers United's goalkeeper Cederik Huts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 45th minute of the game. One of Kickers United:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ulan Bator Football Club:s goal. In the 46th minute there was a penalty for Ulan Bator Football Club. Roano Santome stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cederik Huts. 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Luca Savino to strike the kick off in the second half. Etienne van Hacht showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Reijnders in the 55th minute of the match. Dyllan Cools was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 57 minutes into the match. The supporters of Kickers United booed when Ulan Bator Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dyllan Cools didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 58th minute of the match Niels Vandamme sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Etienne van Hacht skillfully saved the ball. Etienne van Hacht showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonides Blasi, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After 67 minutes, Luca Savino made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Ulan Bator Football Club's Etienne van Hacht tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Kickers United made a substitution. Dionisio Gartzi replaced Leonides Blasi. In the 76th minute, Lode Rouvroys made a precise shot to the right of Etienne van Hacht. Ulan Bator Football Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 81 minutes into the match, Ulan Bator Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Dino Maquiano came free, but Etienne van Hacht reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Savino in the 87th minute of play forced Ulan Bator Football Club's goalkeeper Etienne van Hacht to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Ulan Bator Football Club booed when Kickers United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomás Firmin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Etienne van Hacht showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lode Rouvroys in the 90th minute of the match. After 91 minutes of play, Kickers United's Lode Rouvroys made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Etienne van Hacht was left in no man's land by his defense there! 95 minutes into the match, Luca Savino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Etienne van Hacht. Ulan Bator Football Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luca Savino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1.