Official Cup

b. cloetensstadion
Spectators: 185 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pierre-Alexandre De Marrez took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tommas Hunaerts made in the 3rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Tibau Cornelis. Damian Walkowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pan Jian Yong in the 5th minute of the match. Damian Walkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Solari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damian Walkowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Solari, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 14th minute, Leon Eleazar made a precise shot to the right of Damian Walkowski. AFC Irocha's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Lions United's Steve De Wilde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tibau Cornelis in the 18th minute of play. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Pan Jian Yong sped through AFC Irocha's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Damian Walkowski. A collision led to Lions United getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Pablo Solari hit a great ball. Steve De Wilde was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pierre-Alexandre De Marrez showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 23 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Pablo Solari managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lions United's supporters rose to their feet, but Pablo Solari was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Damian Walkowski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tibau Cornelis in the 28th minute of play forced Lions United's goalkeeper Steve De Wilde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lions United's Steve De Wilde proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Lions United from getting a goal against them. Steve De Wilde made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Pierre-Alexandre De Marrez sent off a good shot on target. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pan Jian Yong to make the kick off. Steve De Wilde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cao Shi Chang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Steve De Wilde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pierre-Alexandre De Marrez in the 56th minute of play. Pan Jian Yong's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Damian Walkowski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. With a little luck, AFC Irocha's Damian Walkowski got control of the ball when Pablo Solari tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tommas Hunaerts got a throw-in 62 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Jaspar Raymaekers. If Pan Jian Yong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot by Taribo Ndukwe from long distance, 66 minutes into the match, got Damian Walkowski's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Steve De Wilde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tibau Cornelis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute Tibau Cornelis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steve De Wilde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When AFC Irocha's Cao Shi Chang in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lions United's goalie prevented a goal. After 74 minutes, Cao Shi Chang mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AFC Irocha and the Lions United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Pan Jian Yong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Damian Walkowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to AFC Irocha getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Tommas Hunaerts hit a great ball. When AFC Irocha's Cao Shi Chang in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lions United's goalie prevented a goal. Steve De Wilde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cao Shi Chang in the 81st minute of play. Steve De Wilde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierre-Alexandre De Marrez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 88 minutes, Pablo Solari managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lions United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pablo Solari was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Steve De Wilde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierre-Alexandre De Marrez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The AFC Irocha supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Lions United's performance. The match ended with a win for Lions United.