Official Cup

Schoonwater
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Ulan Bator Football Club's Toon Dekker 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. A collision led to Ulan Bator Football Club getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Timothy De Raeijmaeker hit a great ball. A hard shot 9 in the game by Pieter-Jan Roelandts from a close distance when the talented Sylvan Van Den Eynde managed to make a qualified save. Ulan Bator Football Club's players were relieved. Sylvan Van Den Eynde made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pieter-Jan Roelandts in the 15th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pieter-Jan Roelandts in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sylvan Van Den Eynde saved Ulan Bator Football Club from getting behind. A collision led to Ulan Bator Football Club getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Timothy De Raeijmaeker hit a great ball. Pieter-Jan Roelandts sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Marc Saelens managed to get in a good position for a shot. KV Schoonwater's supporters rose to their feet, but Marc Saelens was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sylvan Van Den Eynde breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eric Van Hinnendaels charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eric Van Hinnendaels the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Toon Dekker hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pieter-Jan Roelandts got free with Sylvan Van Den Eynde in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 32nd minute Erik Vercalsteren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicky Rauvoets saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the game, one of KV Schoonwater:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. An unexpected shot in the 42nd minute by Charles Cheepers got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 45 minutes into the game, Tim-Jan Roelants was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ulan Bator Football Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KV Schoonwater the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marc Saelens in the 48th minute of play forced Ulan Bator Football Club's goalkeeper Sylvan Van Den Eynde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

After having played for 52 minutes, Marc Saelens managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KV Schoonwater's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marc Saelens was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Charles Cheepers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sylvan Van Den Eynde having to interfere. Marc Saelens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charles Cheepers in the 59th minute of play forced Ulan Bator Football Club's goalkeeper Sylvan Van Den Eynde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Artur Gyselincx took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Nicky Rauvoets to make any attempt to save it. Charles Cheepers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Ulan Bator Football Club's zone, Laurenz Kerselaers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sylvan Van Den Eynde came out of the goal and Laurenz Kerselaers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the KV Schoonwater defense, Toon Dekker kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nicky Rauvoets. The KV Schoonwater fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nicky Rauvoets should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Ulan Bator Football Club's zone, Marc Saelens stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sylvan Van Den Eynde came out of the goal and Marc Saelens tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 90 minutes into the match, Ulan Bator Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Charles Cheepers came free, but Sylvan Van Den Eynde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ulan Bator Football Club were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over KV Schoonwater's much stronger midfield.