U23 League

DERSİM
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Randy Nowotny got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute of the match, Andre Mandl got a very nice opportunity to score, but Adam de Reyck was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 5th minute, Harold Reynders left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Olavarria FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 12th minute, Harold Reynders ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Michael-Jan Mattern was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 17 minutes into the match, Olavarria FC's goalkeeper Adam de Reyck had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andre Mandl. With a little luck, Olavarria FC's Adam de Reyck got control of the ball when Randy Nowotny tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 18th match minute, Olavarria FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stephen Camps to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute, Andre Mandl left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sports Club de DERSİM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Michael-Jan Mattern didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bert Vercruysse went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Michael-Jan Mattern took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herald Dujardin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Andre Mandl fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sports Club de DERSİM's protests and gave Andre Mandl a yellow card for diving instead. In the 34th minute, Andre Mandl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Sports Club de DERSİM's Randy Nowotny slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Adam de Reyck. That made the score 2-3 after 36 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herald Dujardin in the 43rd minute of play forced Sports Club de DERSİM's goalkeeper Michael-Jan Mattern to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tim Bodemer during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 45th match minute, Sports Club de DERSİM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tim Bodemer to maneuver through the defense. After the first half Olavarria FC were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Harold Reynders made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Harold Reynders hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Michael-Jan Mattern made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Herald Dujardin sent off a good shot on target. If Randy Nowotny had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Michael-Jan Mattern was a little too slow when Herald Dujardin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 2-4. If Andre Mandl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Michael-Jan Mattern came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Olavarria FC's Herald Dujardin. But to his dismay, Herald Dujardin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-5. Olavarria FC's Adam de Reyck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur Hoffmanns in the 77th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bert Vercruysse during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 80th match minute, Sports Club de DERSİM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tim Bodemer to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harold Reynders in the 82nd minute of play forced Sports Club de DERSİM's goalkeeper Michael-Jan Mattern to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 83 played minutes Olavarria FC got a freekick which was hit by Herald Dujardin. If Andre Mandl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Stefan Klopterop fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Olavarria FC's protests and gave Stefan Klopterop a yellow card for diving instead. Andre Mandl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Adam de Reyck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Olavarria FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.