Official Cup

Belfort Arena
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Thorsten Drehmann kicked off to start the match. In the 11th match minute, Minion Mim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kenneth Blanchaert to maneuver through the defense. Fabrice De Leger was a little too slow when Thorsten Drehmann got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 12th minute. The score was now 1-0. After a rather tough play, Minion Mim's Kenneth Blanchaert got a free kick in the 15th minute. Fabrice De Leger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thorsten Drehmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 22 minutes into the match, De Gulden Draak's goal looked a bit too open when Paul-Louis Villyn came free, but Luigi Haintz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luigi Haintz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paul-Louis Villyn, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Matijs De Weerdt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luigi Haintz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in De Gulden Draak's zone, Paul-Louis Villyn stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luigi Haintz came out of the goal and Paul-Louis Villyn tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luigi Haintz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kenneth Blanchaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thorsten Drehmann in the 41st minute of play forced Minion Mim's goalkeeper Fabrice De Leger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Matthäus Pfaff struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Fabrice De Leger didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for De Gulden Draak. In the 56th minute, Willem-Alexander Snieders ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luigi Haintz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. De Gulden Draak's Luigi Haintz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paul-Louis Villyn in the 59th minute of play. Kenneth Blanchaert's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luigi Haintz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. Christian Peeters was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 65 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute, one of Minion Mim:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Minion Mim. Fabrice De Leger had in the 66thth minute some difficulties stopping Matthäus Pfaff's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 72 minutes into the match, De Gulden Draak's goalkeeper Luigi Haintz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Willem-Alexander Snieders. Matijs De Weerdt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luigi Haintz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. After 80 played minutes De Gulden Draak got a freekick which was hit by Laurent Felski. Claus Böcker's late challenge caught a Minion Mim's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Claus Böcker helped the player get up and apologised. After 87 played minutes De Gulden Draak got a freekick which was hit by Carsten Menzel. In the 88th match minute, Minion Mim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willem-Alexander Snieders to maneuver through the defense. 90 minutes into the match, Thorsten Drehmann notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Minion Mim's Fabrice De Leger. Fabrice De Leger was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Minion Mim booed when De Gulden Draak was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arian Vosswinkel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 94 minutes, Cederik Sellekaerts managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Minion Mim's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cederik Sellekaerts was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 96th minute, Willem-Alexander Snieders hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabrice De Leger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thorsten Drehmann in the 99th minute of the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.