Official Cup

Río Grande
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Stanny Helssens made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, Benito Mino notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Kickers United's Octavian Verhulst. Octavian Verhulst was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Maxime Uytterhaegen hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute Stanny Helssens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Leheren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Kickers United's goal looked a bit too open when Celso Otsoko came free, but Octavian Verhulst reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Angelo Leheren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jannic Van Cruchten in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th match minute, Tierra del Fuego FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guido Erruki to maneuver through the defense. Tierra del Fuego FC's Angelo Leheren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jannic Van Cruchten in the 23rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Kickers United's Maxime Uytterhaegen got a free kick in the 27th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Efrain Gar got free with Octavian Verhulst in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kickers United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Efrain Gar was slow to take the kick. During this time Tierra del Fuego FC's players had a chance to rest. Maxime Uytterhaegen kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucas Ranolfo during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Angelo Adrio's late challenge caught a Kickers United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Angelo Adrio helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celso Otsoko in the 40th minute of play forced Kickers United's goalkeeper Octavian Verhulst to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, Jannic Van Cruchten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Angelo Leheren was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 47th match minute, Kickers United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jannic Van Cruchten to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Angelo Adrio to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Kickers United's Wayne De Mey got a free kick in the 53rd minute. 56 minutes into the game, Benito Mino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tierra del Fuego FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kickers United the free kick. In the 57th minute, Benito Mino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silvain De Raeijmaeker in the 59thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Angelo Leheren, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Kickers United's Stanny Helssens got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 79 minutes into the game, Jannic Van Cruchten recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Angelo Leheren. Jannic Van Cruchten showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. Angelo Leheren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanny Helssens, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvain De Raeijmaeker in the 88th minute of play forced Tierra del Fuego FC's goalkeeper Angelo Leheren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the game, Silvain De Raeijmaeker was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kickers United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tierra del Fuego FC the free kick. In the 92nd minute, Silvain De Raeijmaeker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute, Kickers United's Jannic Van Cruchten dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. The Tierra del Fuego FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Kickers United's performance. The match ended with a win for Kickers United.