Official Cup

MAXIM
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Angelo Vandamme started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes Dark Energy got a freekick which was hit by Conrad Van Achtens. Örjan Sandell, 3 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 4 minutes into the game, Charl Rondou was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dark Energy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TSIGALKO the free kick. In the 4th match minute, Dark Energy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charl Rondou to maneuver through the defense. After 5 minutes, Michael Rouckeloos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dark Energy and the TSIGALKO players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 5 played minutes Dark Energy got a freekick which was hit by Michael Rouckeloos. 7 minutes into the match, Dark Energy's goal looked a bit too open when Örjan Sandell came free, but Glen Jooris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute, Björn Ahlquist fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Örjan Sandell in the 16th minute of play forced Dark Energy's goalkeeper Glen Jooris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute Björn Ahlquist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glen Jooris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute, Herve Verheijd hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mathias-Alexander Vrankx took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Isak Björkdal. Isak Björkdal 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. The supporters of Dark Energy booed when TSIGALKO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Björn Ahlquist didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 30th minute Maximilian Brander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glen Jooris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd match minute, Dark Energy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Herve Verheijd to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of TSIGALKO booed when Dark Energy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Conrad Van Achtens didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 40th minute of the match Örjan Sandell shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Glen Jooris showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Björn Ahlquist could shoot a difficult shot in the 41st minute, which Glen Jooris however easily saved by the left post. TSIGALKO's Isak Björkdal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Vandamme in the 42nd minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Glen Jooris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Björn Ahlquist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Glen Jooris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joakim Kjellkvist in the 54th minute of the match. In the 57th minute Maximilian Brander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glen Jooris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Dark Energy's goal looked a bit too open when Örjan Sandell came free, but Glen Jooris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, TSIGALKO's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Vandamme came free, but Isak Björkdal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robert Jonsson kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. After having played for 63 minutes, Mathias-Alexander Vrankx managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dark Energy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mathias-Alexander Vrankx 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 67th minute Örjan Sandell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glen Jooris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dark Energy's Glen Jooris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Örjan Sandell in the 68th minute of play. Herve Verheijd's late challenge caught a TSIGALKO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Herve Verheijd helped the player get up and apologised. 74 minutes into the match, TSIGALKO's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Vandamme came free, but Isak Björkdal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute, Jon Majman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Isak Björkdal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dave Bouwmans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, TSIGALKO's Isak Björkdal got control of the ball when Mathias-Alexander Vrankx tried to sneak it across the goal line. 94 minutes had been played when some careless play by TSIGALKO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dave Bouwmans was slow to take the kick. During this time Dark Energy's players had a chance to rest. Dark Energy's Dave Bouwmans was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Isak Björkdal in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The Dark Energy supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Dark Energy would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.