U23 League

Jayden Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt started the match with the kick off. Marco Jamieson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Concetto Cesare kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Jamieson. SK Gullegem's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 16th minute, Willem-Alexander Vercauteren made a precise shot to the right of Marco Jamieson. SK Gullegem's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind SK Gullegem's goalkeeper Marco Jamieson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 22nd minute Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Jamieson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SK Gullegem's Marco Jamieson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt in the 22nd minute of play. If Willem-Alexander Vercauteren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. KFC Cromvelde's Gunter Roeckeloes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remco de Nooter in the 32nd minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Concetto Cesare had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Jamieson. SK Gullegem's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Concetto Cesare was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. 38 minutes into the game, KFC Cromvelde's Willem-Alexander Vercauteren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marco Jamieson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. In the 42nd minute, Willem-Alexander Vercauteren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KFC Cromvelde fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. After 44 minutes, Tuur Gheysen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KFC Cromvelde and the SK Gullegem players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tuur Gheysen kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-7 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Remco de Nooter to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, SK Gullegem's goalkeeper Marco Jamieson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Willem-Alexander Vercauteren. Marco Jamieson didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 58th minute, which inside left pole to 0-9. SK Gullegem's Marco Jamieson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save SK Gullegem from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt put it in 0-10 from a short distance just to the right of Marco Jamieson. Concetto Cesare fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Jamieson having to interfere. Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 76 minutes of play, KFC Cromvelde's Manuel Antonio Cromefeldt made it 0-11 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Jamieson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gunter Roeckeloes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remco de Nooter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th match minute, SK Gullegem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael Verhaeghen to maneuver through the defense. KFC Cromvelde's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.