U23 League

H.V.D. Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anthoon Uyterhelcht during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, De Keikoppers's Anthoon Uyterhelcht got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 5th minute of the match Strahil Novev sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nick McVean skillfully saved the ball. When José Luis Sanchez fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Каблешково's protests and gave José Luis Sanchez a yellow card for diving instead. José Luis Sanchez hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Nick McVean made an important save on a dangerous shot by Johan Browall in the 9th minute. In the 13th match minute, Каблешково was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miroslaw Klose to maneuver through the defense. De Keikoppers's Nick McVean proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save De Keikoppers from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Johan Browall got free with Nick McVean in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. José Luis Sanchez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nick McVean having to make a save. Nick McVean took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johan Browall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Johan Browall fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nick McVean having to interfere. Johan Browall in the 24thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nick McVean, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Johan Browall in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nick McVean prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 33 minutes into the match, De Keikoppers's goal looked a bit too open when Johan Browall came free, but Nick McVean reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nick McVean showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johan Browall in the 34th minute of the match. Strahil Novev took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 36th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nick McVean. De Keikoppers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, Steve De kaiser had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silban Arroyuelo. Каблешково's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Steve De kaiser was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 46th play minute José Luis Sanchez came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Nick McVean. 1-1. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Johan Browall made a kick off. Perry Stroobans received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Silban Arroyuelo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to De Keikoppers getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Jimmy Helsens hit a great ball. In the 56th minute, Strahil Novev 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. In the 64thth minute of the game Johan Browall who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but De Keikoppers's Nick McVean was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Silban Arroyuelo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kobe Vanneste in the 67th minute of the match. Nick McVean showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Luis Sanchez, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erwin Naets in the 70th minute of play forced Каблешково's goalkeeper Silban Arroyuelo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Perry Stroobans managed to get in a good position for a shot. De Keikoppers's supporters rose to their feet, but Perry Stroobans was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Silban Arroyuelo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Каблешково made a substitution. Gencho Zhalov replaced Miroslaw Klose. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johan Browall in the 77th minute of play forced De Keikoppers's goalkeeper Nick McVean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gencho Zhalov in the 81st minute of play forced De Keikoppers's goalkeeper Nick McVean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nick McVean showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johan Browall, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 89 minutes into the match, Каблешково's goal looked a bit too open when Erwin Naets came free, but Silban Arroyuelo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nick McVean made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gencho Zhalov in the 90th minute of play. In the 94th minute Johan Browall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nick McVean saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.