U23 League

Lemel Sportpark
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Genk's Siebe Dejonghe 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 10th minute Siebe Dejonghe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raymond Bos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Genk's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Verbeek came free, but Sergio Coomans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute Siebe Dejonghe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raymond Bos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barry Masker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Sergio Coomans tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Genk's Sergio Coomans got control of the ball when Barry Masker tried to sneak it across the goal line. Martial Van Meel charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Martial Van Meel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lemel SV made a substitution. Peter Smibum replaced Koos Teunissen. In the 30th match minute, Genk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martial Van Meel to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Edward Verbeek managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lemel SV's supporters rose to their feet, but Edward Verbeek was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergio Coomans breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 44 minutes into the game, Barry Masker recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Sergio Coomans. Barry Masker showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Sergio Coomans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barry Masker in the 51st minute of the match. If Barry Masker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th minute of the match Genk got a corner. Lemel SV's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Martial Van Meel ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Martial Van Meel got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Raymond Bos quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Edward Verbeek kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Edward Verbeek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lemel SV fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After a rather tough play, Lemel SV's Barry Masker got a free kick in the 68th minute. Tonny Sneijder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergio Coomans having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Genk's Martial Van Meel got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 83rd minute Edward Verbeek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Coomans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, Genk's goal looked a bit too open when Barry Masker came free, but Sergio Coomans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Barry Masker recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rudi Hateboer kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Raymond Bos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Siebe Dejonghe in the 89th minute. Dean Van Boekost kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Tonny Sneijder's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sergio Coomans read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Lemel SV had played much better football throughout.