Official Cup

Rams Park
Spectators: 194 (Terracing: 146, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gunter Van Bets started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Omer Vandamme in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Izak Capellemans prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omer Vandamme in the 7th minute of play forced Lions United's goalkeeper Izak Capellemans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 8 minutes, Paul-Louis Van Caubergen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lions United and the North Hill United players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Lions United getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Paul-Louis Van Caubergen hit a great ball. When Shi Ang Xiong fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored North Hill United's protests and gave Shi Ang Xiong a yellow card for diving instead. Omer Vandamme took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Izak Capellemans. Izak Capellemans dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. North Hill United's attentive Benjamin Clement managed to snatch the ball when Jorg Coenens made a throw-in in the 15th minute of the game. Izak Capellemans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omer Vandamme in the 16th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 20 minutes, Waut Limpens successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. North Hill United's Waut Limpens proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save North Hill United from getting a goal against them. David De Raeijmaecker took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Izak Capellemans. Izak Capellemans dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 27 minutes into the match, Lions United's goal looked a bit too open when David De Raeijmaecker came free, but Izak Capellemans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Omer Vandamme might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Izak Capellemans. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Omer Vandamme ran back to his position shaking his head. Izak Capellemans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omer Vandamme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, North Hill United's Benjamin Clement got a free kick in the 32nd minute. 33 minutes into the match, Lions United's Jorg Coenens broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After 37 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Lions United! 43 minutes into the game, Mil Vandamme cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Izak Capellemans was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Mil Vandamme struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Izak Capellemans didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for North Hill United. Waut Limpens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gunter Van Bets, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Izak Capellemans didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 55th minute, which inside left pole to 0-4. Jorg Coenens hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 60 minutes, the score became 0-5 when David De Raeijmaecker sped through Lions United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Izak Capellemans. North Hill United's Yanne De Langhe was substituted for Romeo Vandamme. Boudewijn Bauwens hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. North Hill United made a substitution. Steffen Van Hermenghem replaced Jamal Musiala. After 66 played minutes North Hill United got a freekick which was hit by Boudewijn Bauwens. Jacky Valkeneers didn't quite understand what happened when in the 67 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. In the 73rd minute, North Hill United's Mil Vandamme ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Izak Capellemans. Izak Capellemans yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. A collision led to North Hill United getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Benjamin Clement hit a great ball. 80 minutes into the match, David De Raeijmaecker dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Izak Capellemans, 0-7. Mitch Hollandts's late challenge caught a North Hill United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mitch Hollandts helped the player get up and apologised. If Mil Vandamme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Izak Capellemans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mil Vandamme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Lions United's goalkeeper Izak Capellemans, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The throw-in from Jacky Valkeneers in the 95th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by North Hill United's Shi Ang Xiong. A hard shot 95 in the game by Mil Vandamme from a close distance when the talented Izak Capellemans managed to make a qualified save. Lions United's players were relieved.