U23 League

Beeker Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tostão van Beek kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind UFC Puturoasa's goalkeeper Petr Čech, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Emil Sângeorzan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manu Rosseels having to interfere. Manu Rosseels showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Sângeorzan, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Petr Čech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilian Ramps, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the match, Gilian Ramps had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Petr Čech. UFC Puturoasa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gilian Ramps was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. With his leg Petr Čech managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when Beek City's Tostão van Beek fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Beek City's Manu Rosseels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexei Caraman in the 27th minute of play. When Gilian Ramps came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Beek City 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 Gilian Ramps couldn't finish the play. After 34 minutes of play, UFC Puturoasa's Alexei Caraman made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manu Rosseels was left in no man's land by his defense there! Beek City's Gilian Ramps got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Frits De Bruyn charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Frits De Bruyn the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th match minute, Beek City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frits De Bruyn to maneuver through the defense. In the 48thth minute of the game Tostão van Beek who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but UFC Puturoasa's Petr Čech was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emil Sângeorzan was the one to do the kick off. Stefan Vanghele charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stefan Vanghele the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 54th match minute, UFC Puturoasa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefan Vanghele to maneuver through the defense. 55 minutes into the match, UFC Puturoasa's goal looked a bit too open when Gilian Ramps came free, but Petr Čech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th minute Tostão van Beek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Petr Čech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Gilian Ramps had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Beek City's Manu Rosseels proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Beek City from getting a goal against them. In the 62nd minute, Gilian Ramps ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Petr Čech was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Manu Rosseels made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexei Caraman in the 67th minute of play. Petr Čech made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilian Ramps in the 68th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Beek City's Tostão van Beek got a free kick in the 75th minute. 81 minutes into the game, Beek City's Gilian Ramps nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Petr Čech made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. Manu Rosseels showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Sângeorzan, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 86 minutes into the game, one of UFC Puturoasa:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. UFC Puturoasa:s Petr Čech showed great skill when he stopped Tostão van Beek:s penalty. In the 89th minute, Gilian Ramps got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ken Goffeyn kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Tostão van Beek kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Beek City's Frits De Bruyn got a free kick in the 98th minute.