Official Cup

Achter de kazerne
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Miguel Van Mechelen got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute of the game Joop Leemans made a throw-in which Miguel Van Mechelen played forward. In the 3rd match minute, Circus BAF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdel Masoud Ghannouchi to maneuver through the defense. Circus BAF's Amador Paublo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Circus BAF from getting a goal against them. 6 minutes into the match, YR Mechelen's goal looked a bit too open when Ronald Van Achteren came free, but Abraham Van Linthoud reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes into the game, Luís Fábio Cunha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Abraham Van Linthoud was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 13th minute, Abdel Masoud Ghannouchi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Luís Fábio Cunha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Abraham Van Linthoud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xu Ran Ning, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Circus BAF getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Luís Fábio Cunha hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute, Luís Fábio Cunha made a precise shot to the right of Abraham Van Linthoud. YR Mechelen's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Lautaro Martínez Gullotta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ronald Van Achteren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abraham Van Linthoud having to interfere. Amador Paublo made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Andries Mangelschot sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 31 minutes, Miguel Van Mechelen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. YR Mechelen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Miguel Van Mechelen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 35 minutes into the game, Lautaro Martínez Gullotta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Abraham Van Linthoud was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 40th minute Luís Fábio Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abraham Van Linthoud saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. YR Mechelen's Abraham Van Linthoud played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Martínez Gullotta in the 41st minute of play. Abraham Van Linthoud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Fábio Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 44 minutes into the game, Circus BAF's Luís Fábio Cunha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abraham Van Linthoud made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. 48 minutes into the game, Circus BAF's Luís Fábio Cunha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abraham Van Linthoud made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

Abraham Van Linthoud came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Circus BAF's Luís Fábio Cunha. But to his dismay, Luís Fábio Cunha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. Lautaro Martínez Gullotta struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Abraham Van Linthoud didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Circus BAF. Luís Fábio Cunha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abraham Van Linthoud having to make a save. Abraham Van Linthoud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Fábio Cunha in the 59th minute of play. Joop Leemans hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Abraham Van Linthoud stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luís Fábio Cunha's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. In the 64th minute Miguel Van Mechelen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amador Paublo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joop Leemans hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Abraham Van Linthoud didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luís Fábio Cunha went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. Circus BAF's Kobe Mesmaeckers was substituted for Luís Fábio Cunha. Circus BAF's Abubakar Al Abdullah was substituted for Viktor Goffyn. Samuel Namasivayam might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abraham Van Linthoud. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Samuel Namasivayam ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 79th minute, Samuel Namasivayam ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abraham Van Linthoud was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. After 81 minutes of play, Circus BAF's Kobe Mesmaeckers made it 0-9 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abraham Van Linthoud was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 85th minute Kobe Mesmaeckers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abraham Van Linthoud saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute, Samuel Namasivayam ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abraham Van Linthoud was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-10. Abraham Van Linthoud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronald Van Achteren in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th minute, Circus BAF's Samuel Namasivayam dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-11. Circus BAF's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.