Official Cup

EL NATIONAL
Spectators: 196 (Terracing: 148, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Diego Alaerts got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Bacardi FC's Dany-Adams Aelgoet got a free kick in the 3rd minute. When FC Ouagadougou National's Adolf Smedts in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bacardi FC's goalie prevented a goal. Joannes Neels showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Alaerts, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Bacardi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bernt Van Eeckhout came free, but Joannes Neels reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute Oliver Pluijssens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daan Owerckx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Diederick Meulders came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Bacardi FC 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 Diederick Meulders couldn't finish the play. Daan Owerckx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimmy Van den Hoff in the 28th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Diederick Meulders in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Daan Owerckx prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Diego Alaerts could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Joannes Neels made a huge save. In the 33rd match minute, FC Ouagadougou National was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bartjan Rijmenants to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute Diederick Meulders shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daan Owerckx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daan Owerckx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diederick Meulders in the 36th minute of play. Bernt Van Eeckhout fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joannes Neels having to interfere. In the 46th minute Diederick Meulders shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daan Owerckx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joannes Neels showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernt Van Eeckhout in the 47th minute of the match. After the first half Bacardi FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Diederick Meulders to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolf Smedts in the 57th minute of play forced Bacardi FC's goalkeeper Joannes Neels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaac Vereijt in the 62nd minute of play forced FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Daan Owerckx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diego Alaerts hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. When Birger Verhoeven fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bacardi FC's protests and gave Birger Verhoeven a yellow card for diving instead. In the 67th match minute, Bacardi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Birger Verhoeven to maneuver through the defense. FC Ouagadougou National's Daan Owerckx proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save FC Ouagadougou National from getting a goal against them. After 74 minutes, Dany-Adams Aelgoet made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. FC Ouagadougou National's Daan Owerckx tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Daan Owerckx made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Dany-Adams Aelgoet sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Alaerts in the 82nd minute of play forced Bacardi FC's goalkeeper Joannes Neels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute of the match Jeffrey Rits shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Joannes Neels showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The FC Ouagadougou National supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Bacardi FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Bacardi FC.