Official Cup

Chlorine Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kartal Başar made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the match, Twierdza Osowiec's goal looked a bit too open when Matthy Verlinden came free, but Waut Vanden Berghe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jorge Van Hoyveldt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Mattheo Caspers made a huge save. In the 16th minute, Joris Dhondt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 17 minutes, Laurend De Raedemaeker mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AFC Koolkerke and the Twierdza Osowiec players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Twierdza Osowiec booed when AFC Koolkerke was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laurend De Raedemaeker didn't get a good kick on the ball. 18 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's goal looked a bit too open when Pepo Orihuela came free, but Mattheo Caspers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mattheo Caspers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kartal Başar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joris Dhondt in the 22nd minute of play forced Twierdza Osowiec's goalkeeper Waut Vanden Berghe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 23 minutes Twierdza Osowiec's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jakob Viskens who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Jakob Viskens got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Waut Vanden Berghe quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Henri Cuppens kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. When Gery Walder fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC Koolkerke's protests and gave Gery Walder a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in AFC Koolkerke fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 25th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 27 minutes, Twierdza Osowiec's Pepo Orihuela got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Mattheo Caspers. When Joris Dhondt fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC Koolkerke's protests and gave Joris Dhondt a yellow card for diving instead. In the 31st match minute, AFC Koolkerke was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joris Dhondt to maneuver through the defense. Henri Cuppens's late challenge caught a Twierdza Osowiec's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Henri Cuppens helped the player get up and apologised. In the 37th match minute, AFC Koolkerke was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henri Cuppens to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute, Henri Cuppens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jorge Van Hoyveldt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Mattheo Caspers made a huge save. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joris Dhondt made a kick off. The supporters of AFC Koolkerke booed when Twierdza Osowiec was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Van Hoyveldt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mattheo Caspers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kartal Başar in the 53rd minute of play. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by AFC Koolkerke's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pepo Orihuela was slow to take the kick. During this time Twierdza Osowiec's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Van Hoyveldt in the 58th minute of play forced AFC Koolkerke's goalkeeper Mattheo Caspers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jorge Van Hoyveldt in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mattheo Caspers prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Kartal Başar came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Twierdza Osowiec 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 Kartal Başar couldn't finish the play. 67 minutes into the game, Twierdza Osowiec's Kartal Başar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mattheo Caspers made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. 70 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Van Hoyveldt came free, but Mattheo Caspers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mattheo Caspers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Van Hoyveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Van Hoyveldt came free, but Mattheo Caspers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes into the game, Jorge Van Hoyveldt cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Mattheo Caspers was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 78th minute, Matthy Verlinden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mattheo Caspers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kartal Başar, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Kartal Başar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mattheo Caspers having to interfere. When Twierdza Osowiec's Kartal Başar in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Koolkerke's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Jorge Van Hoyveldt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Twierdza Osowiec's supporters rose to their feet, but Jorge Van Hoyveldt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mattheo Caspers breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Matthy Verlinden could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Waut Vanden Berghe made a huge save. Jakob Viskens charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jakob Viskens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, AFC Koolkerke's Jakob Viskens got a free kick in the 89th minute. 90 minutes into the match, Twierdza Osowiec's Pepo Orihuela broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Twierdza Osowiec fully deserved thier win.