Official Cup

Heppenbach
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Miguel Van Mechelen kicked off to start the match. Stephan Appiah received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Yanick Verschelde came out and tried to block the shot, but Stephan Appiah slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. Yanick Verschelde was a little too slow when Fang Bin Tian got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 5th minute. The score was now 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fang Bin Tian got free with Yanick Verschelde in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joop Leemans during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Andries Mangelschot struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for YR Mechelen. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fang Bin Tian in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yanick Verschelde saved YR Mechelen from getting behind. 24 minutes into the game, Jozef Van Acker was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. YR Mechelen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Forza Heppenbach the free kick. In the 24th minute, Jozef Van Acker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bryan Kant came free with the goalkeeper in the 26th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Yanick Verschelde could save by the left post. 27 minutes into the match, YR Mechelen's goal looked a bit too open when Fang Bin Tian came free, but Yanick Verschelde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the game, Forza Heppenbach's Fang Bin Tian nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yanick Verschelde made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Fang Bin Tian did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 5-0 to the left of a surprised Yanick Verschelde 35 minutes into the match. After 39 minutes YR Mechelen's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bryan Kant who took care of the corner kick. If Miguel Van Mechelen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bryan Kant might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yanick Verschelde. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bryan Kant ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Fang Bin Tian's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yanick Verschelde was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. In the 45th minute, Karl-Michael Almqvist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yanick Verschelde was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0.

The wind increased when Fang Bin Tian made the kick off in the second half. A hard shot 52 in the game by Andries Mangelschot from a close distance when the talented Hans-Joachim Amerhauser managed to make a qualified save. Forza Heppenbach's players were relieved. When Forza Heppenbach's Fang Bin Tian in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye YR Mechelen's goalie prevented a goal. Fang Bin Tian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Yanick Verschelde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bryan Kant took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yanick Verschelde. Yanick Verschelde dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. If Fang Bin Tian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fang Bin Tian struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Yanick Verschelde didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Forza Heppenbach. 65 minutes into the match, Fang Bin Tian had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yanick Verschelde. YR Mechelen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fang Bin Tian was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Van Mechelen in the 70th minute of play forced Forza Heppenbach's goalkeeper Hans-Joachim Amerhauser to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Fang Bin Tian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the YR Mechelen defense, Stephan Appiah kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yanick Verschelde. The YR Mechelen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yanick Verschelde should have stopped the shot. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Van Mechelen, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 78 minutes into the match, Fang Bin Tian had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yanick Verschelde. YR Mechelen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fang Bin Tian was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 10-0. In the 82nd minute, Fang Bin Tian made a precise shot to the right of Yanick Verschelde. YR Mechelen's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 11-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Bryan Kant managed to get in a good position for a shot. Forza Heppenbach's supporters rose to their feet, but Bryan Kant was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yanick Verschelde breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 88thth minute of the game Fang Bin Tian who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but YR Mechelen's Yanick Verschelde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 90th minute, Bryan Kant left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Forza Heppenbach fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 12-0. Forza Heppenbach walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.