U23 League

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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. Luke Van der Meiren started the match with the kick off. In the 6thth minute of the game Kartal Başar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ulan Bator Football Club's Etienne van Hacht was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 12th match minute, Ulan Bator Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luke Van der Meiren to maneuver through the defense. Etienne van Hacht showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kartal Başar in the 13th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kartal Başar in the 16th 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. After a rather tough play, Twierdza Osowiec's Zeno Hendrickx got a free kick in the 17th minute. Twierdza Osowiec's Waut Vanden Berghe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Josef Vereeken in the 20th minute of play. Waut Vanden Berghe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roano Santome in the 22nd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Ulan Bator Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Kartal Başar came free, but Etienne van Hacht reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Twierdza Osowiec's Waut Vanden Berghe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Twierdza Osowiec from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Twierdza Osowiec's Waut Vanden Berghe got control of the ball when Luke Van der Meiren tried to sneak it across the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Ulan Bator Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Kartal Başar came free, but Etienne van Hacht reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Twierdza Osowiec's goal looked a bit too open when Roano Santome came free, but Waut Vanden Berghe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute, Maurice Van Aertvinck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Etienne van Hacht showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kartal Başar, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yong 典韦 during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ulan Bator Football Club's Wes Volens got a free kick in the 46th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kartal Başar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 55 played minutes Ulan Bator Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Wes Volens. Etienne van Hacht made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kartal Başar in the 57th minute of play. After 58 played minutes Ulan Bator Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Wes Volens. 59 minutes into the game, Kartal Başar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Etienne van Hacht was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kartal Başar might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Etienne van Hacht. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kartal Başar ran back to his position shaking his head. Yong 典韦 hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 70th match minute, Ulan Bator Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Quentin De Prins to maneuver through the defense. If Kartal Başar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kartal Başar got free with Etienne van Hacht in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Waut Vanden Berghe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Josef Vereeken, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 74th minute Kartal Başar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Etienne van Hacht saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Kartal Başar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Twierdza Osowiec's supporters rose to their feet, but Kartal Başar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Etienne van Hacht breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Etienne van Hacht made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kartal Başar in the 81st minute of play. The supporters of Twierdza Osowiec booed when Ulan Bator Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wes Volens didn't get a good kick on the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Twierdza Osowiec's Kartal Başar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Etienne van Hacht narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 93 minutes into the match, Kartal Başar 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 Kartal Başar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Waut Vanden Berghe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Josef Vereeken, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Twierdza Osowiec supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Twierdza Osowiec would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.