U23 League

Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zhelyo Tzingilev took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gianluigi Donnarumma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Ning Yong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Perry Stroobans took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gianluigi Donnarumma. Gianluigi Donnarumma dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Gianluigi Donnarumma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kobe Vanneste, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. De Keikoppers's Gert-Jan Van de Velde proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save De Keikoppers from getting a goal against them. Gianluigi Donnarumma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Perry Stroobans in the 41st minute of play. Gianluigi Donnarumma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kobe Vanneste, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pryaporets's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Erwin Naets was slow to take the kick. During this time De Keikoppers's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Erwin Naets almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Pryaporets's Gianluigi Donnarumma did a great save. Krasimir Gradishki kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Pryaporets's Nikola Chavorski was substituted for Ikonom Gopov. 59 minutes into the match, Pryaporets's goal looked a bit too open when Kobe Vanneste came free, but Gianluigi Donnarumma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, Pryaporets's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Steve De kaiser. A collision led to De Keikoppers getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Steve De kaiser hit a great ball. In the 64th minute of the match Gyuro Gúrdanov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gert-Jan Van de Velde showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With his leg Gianluigi Donnarumma managed to avoid a goal in the 66thth minute, when De Keikoppers's Steve De kaiser fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 68 minutes, Perry Stroobans mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the De Keikoppers and the Pryaporets players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gianluigi Donnarumma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gong Ning Yong in the 72nd minute of the match. Pryaporets's Gianluigi Donnarumma proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Pryaporets from getting a goal against them. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Kobe Vanneste sped through Pryaporets's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gianluigi Donnarumma. Zhelyo Tzingilev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Kobe Vanneste fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored De Keikoppers's protests and gave Kobe Vanneste a yellow card for diving instead. After 89 played minutes De Keikoppers got a freekick which was hit by Kobe Vanneste. Gert-Jan Van de Velde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhelyo Tzingilev, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. When the match was over De Keikoppers could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Pryaporets throughout the match.