U23 League

De Beverdam
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The crowd rose to their feet as Barry Van Bever kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gert-Jan Van de Velde. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. De Keikoppers's Armand Zimmer got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 13 minutes, Dreas Uijtterhoven mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the De Beverpatrouille and the De Keikoppers players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 15 played minutes De Keikoppers got a freekick which was hit by Basiel Berrewouts. Gert-Jan Van de Velde stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Barry Van Bever's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Loui Volens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kobe Vanneste in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Armand Zimmer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loui Volens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gert-Jan Van de Velde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danilo Abalos, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Zdzislaw Pilsudski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Gert-Jan Van de Velde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Loui Volens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kobe Vanneste in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kobe Vanneste in the 30th minute of play forced De Beverpatrouille's goalkeeper Loui Volens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the match, De Beverpatrouille's Barry Van Bever sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gert-Jan Van de Velde narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, De Keikoppers's Gert-Jan Van de Velde got control of the ball when Zdzislaw Pilsudski tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 37 played minutes De Beverpatrouille got a freekick which was hit by Hu Bang Zhou. After a rather tough play, De Beverpatrouille's Dreas Uijtterhoven got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 41st minute Kobe Vanneste shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loui Volens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the game, De Keikoppers's Gong Ning Yong nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Loui Volens made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Gert-Jan Van de Velde made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zdzislaw Pilsudski in the 46th minute.

50 minutes into the game, Anthoon Uyterhelcht was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. De Keikoppers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave De Beverpatrouille the free kick. The supporters of De Beverpatrouille booed when De Keikoppers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anthoon Uyterhelcht didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Barry Van Bever in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gert-Jan Van de Velde prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 53rd minute Zdzislaw Pilsudski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gert-Jan Van de Velde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zdzislaw Pilsudski in the 58th minute of play forced De Keikoppers's goalkeeper Gert-Jan Van de Velde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Perry Stroobans could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Loui Volens made a huge save. The supporters of De Keikoppers booed when De Beverpatrouille was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduard Postolache didn't get a good kick on the ball. 69 minutes into the match, De Beverpatrouille's goal looked a bit too open when Armand Zimmer came free, but Loui Volens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. De Keikoppers's Gert-Jan Van de Velde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barry Van Bever in the 73rd minute of play. In the 76th minute of the game, Paul-Louis Van de Plas landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Dreas Uijtterhoven was shown his second yellow card after 76 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to De Beverpatrouille getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Dreas Uijtterhoven hit a great ball. After having played for 85 minutes, Barry Van Bever managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. De Beverpatrouille's supporters crossed their fingers, but Barry Van Bever was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gong Ning Yong charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gong Ning Yong the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to De Keikoppers getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Gong Ning Yong hit a great ball. In the 87th minute, Faruk Kaan 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. Jorg Vanneste kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. If Danilo Abalos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Barry Van Bever had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind De Keikoppers's goalkeeper Gert-Jan Van de Velde, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of De Beverpatrouille booed when De Keikoppers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jimmy Helsens didn't get a good kick on the ball. De Keikoppers's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.