U23 League

Sparta Arena
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) 3 minutes into the game, Augustijn van Hacht was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SK Dreigoten's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Spartacus FC the free kick. In the 3rd minute, Augustijn van Hacht hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Jakab Kállay fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Spartacus FC's protests and gave Jakab Kállay a yellow card for diving instead. Jakab Kállay hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, Fransesco Jenken had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Norbert Szigligeti. Spartacus FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fransesco Jenken was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Fransesco Jenken had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19th minute Sam Roelants shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norbert Szigligeti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fransesco Jenken sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th minute, Benedek Simon 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. The supporters of SK Dreigoten booed when Spartacus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcell Tokody didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Álmos Fenyvesi during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After the first half SK Dreigoten were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcell Tokody to make the kick off. Álmos Fenyvesi kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Norbert Szigligeti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fransesco Jenken, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sam Roelants could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Norbert Szigligeti made a huge save. Jo Maerschalcx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcell Tokody in the 77th minute of play. After some careless play in the SK Dreigoten defense, Marcell Tokody kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jo Maerschalcx. The SK Dreigoten fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jo Maerschalcx should have stopped the shot. Sam Roelants succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 83rd playminute. SK Dreigoten made a substitution. Floris Van Glabeeke replaced Augustijn van Hacht. After 87 played minutes SK Dreigoten got a freekick which was hit by Cornelis Meys. After a rather tough play, SK Dreigoten's Cornelis Meys got a free kick in the 88th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fransesco Jenken in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Norbert Szigligeti prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Emmanuel Van Laer charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emmanuel Van Laer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. SK Dreigoten played a much better game than Spartacus FC and deserved their victory. The Spartacus FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.