Official Cup

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Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Viktor de Pelsmacker made the kick off which started today's match. Elias Verdonk's late challenge caught a FC Dharma Initiative's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Elias Verdonk helped the player get up and apologised. After 3 played minutes LeRoeulx got a freekick which was hit by Elias Verdonk. Viktor de Pelsmacker hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Quillian De Messemaekere showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viktor de Pelsmacker, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Jesse Naessens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rik Winnepennincks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute Rik Winnepennincks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesse Naessens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Artuur Verhengen made a precise shot to the right of Jesse Naessens. FC Dharma Initiative's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Rik Winnepennincks blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jesse Naessens having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Rik Winnepennincks's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jesse Naessens was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. In the 31st minute, Elias Verdonk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Quillian De Messemaekere showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Van Hespen, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. The audience was convinced that Rik Winnepennincks's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jesse Naessens was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. When Sebastien Verstraeten came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the FC Dharma Initiative 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 Sebastien Verstraeten couldn't finish the play. In the 39th minute, Charles-Antoine Thielemans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rik Winnepennincks received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Jesse Naessens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Charles-Antoine Thielemans hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The FC Dharma Initiative players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. LeRoeulx were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Rik Winnepennincks made the kick off in the second half. Jesse Naessens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brian Van Eynde, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rik Winnepennincks received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Jesse Naessens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Rik Winnepennincks came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the LeRoeulx 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 Rik Winnepennincks couldn't finish the play. Brian Van Eynde sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rik Winnepennincks in the 61stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jesse Naessens, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Jesse Naessens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rik Winnepennincks in the 63rd minute. Ben Edidiong De Reckheim kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Sebastien Verstraeten managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Dharma Initiative's supporters rose to their feet, but Sebastien Verstraeten was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Quillian De Messemaekere breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, FC Dharma Initiative's Jesse Naessens got control of the ball when Rik Winnepennincks tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 86th minute, Rik Winnepennincks reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jesse Naessens. The goal made the score 0-2. When Brian Van Eynde came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the LeRoeulx 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 Brian Van Eynde couldn't finish the play. After having played for 91 minutes, Sebastien Verstraeten managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Dharma Initiative's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebastien Verstraeten was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 96th minute of the match, Rik Winnepennincks got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jesse Naessens was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. LeRoeulx walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.