U23 League

Achter de kazerne
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Molkwerum's Elco Zwart started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Erik Hindriks came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Molkwerum fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Erik Hindriks couldn't finish the play. Yanick Verschelde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maarten de Boer, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. 10 minutes into the match, YR Mechelen's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Hindriks came free, but Yanick Verschelde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the game, YR Mechelen's Miguel Van Mechelen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sander Elders made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Miguel Van Mechelen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Sander Elders tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Miguel Van Mechelen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Sander Elders tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Miguel Van Mechelen scored 2-0 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sander Elders, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jhon Meijering got a throw-in 22 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Erik Hindriks. Sander Elders came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by YR Mechelen's Miguel Van Mechelen. But to his dismay, Miguel Van Mechelen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Sander Elders took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Van Mechelen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Miguel Van Mechelen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Sander Elders tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute Miguel Van Mechelen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sander Elders saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miguel Van Mechelen might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sander Elders. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Miguel Van Mechelen ran back to his position shaking his head. Miguel Van Mechelens short, quick shot in the 45thth minute got Sander Elders to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Jozef Van Acker kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Elco Zwart's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yanick Verschelde was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Miguel Van Mechelen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Erik Hindriks hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. YR Mechelen's Miguel Van Mechelen got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Van Mechelen in the 64th minute of play forced Molkwerum's goalkeeper Sander Elders to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Miguel Van Mechelen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sander Elders. Molkwerum's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miguel Van Mechelen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. After 70 minutes of play, YR Mechelen's Leo Van Mechelen made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sander Elders was left in no man's land by his defense there! When YR Mechelen's Miguel Van Mechelen in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Molkwerum's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 7-0 when Andries Mangelschot sped through Molkwerum's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sander Elders. After a defensive mix-up in Molkwerum's zone, Miguel Van Mechelen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sander Elders came out of the goal and Miguel Van Mechelen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 83 minutes into the match, Molkwerum's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Van Mechelen came free, but Sander Elders reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Miguel Van Mechelen managed to get in a good position for a shot. YR Mechelen's supporters rose to their feet, but Miguel Van Mechelen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sander Elders breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 87 minutes into the match, Andries Mangelschot had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sander Elders. Molkwerum's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andries Mangelschot was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. Leo Van Mechelen hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. YR Mechelen fully deserved thier win.