U18 League

Rodenbachstadion
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Omer Vandamme got the match started through his kick off. 7 minutes into the game, Niels Vandamme was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. North Hill United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave De Ontembare Leeuwen the free kick. When Thijs van der Doelen fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored De Ontembare Leeuwen's protests and gave Thijs van der Doelen a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of North Hill United booed when De Ontembare Leeuwen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thijs van der Doelen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Geale Lyle made an important save on a dangerous shot by Omer Vandamme in the 21st minute. North Hill United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Arnauld Gramet in the 22nd minute. A nice corner shot did that Arnauld Gramet got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Geale Lyle quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 24th minute, Omer Vandamme made a precise shot to the right of Geale Lyle. De Ontembare Leeuwen's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. De Ontembare Leeuwen's Geale Lyle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thobias Eli in the 29th minute of play. With a little luck, De Ontembare Leeuwen's Geale Lyle got control of the ball when Omer Vandamme tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 32 minutes De Ontembare Leeuwen's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Arnauld Gramet who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Arnauld Gramet almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but De Ontembare Leeuwen's Geale Lyle did a great save. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joep Oost was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute, Oliver Daniels hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 59 minutes into the game, Thobias Eli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. North Hill United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave De Ontembare Leeuwen the free kick. A collision led to North Hill United getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Thobias Eli hit a great ball. Binjamin Elsens lost his temper 65 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 65th minute, Binjamin Elsens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 69 in the game by Joep Oost from a close distance when the talented Freddy Tilemans managed to make a qualified save. North Hill United's players were relieved. Geale Lyle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thobias Eli in the 72nd minute of play. After 74 played minutes De Ontembare Leeuwen got a freekick which was hit by Thijs van der Doelen. In the 75th minute, Arnauld Gramet got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Geale Lyle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omer Vandamme in the 77th minute of play. Geale Lyle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omer Vandamme in the 78th minute of play. When Thijs van der Doelen was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 81 minutes had been played. 83 minutes into the match, North Hill United's Arnauld Gramet broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 86 minutes into the match, De Ontembare Leeuwen's goal looked a bit too open when Omer Vandamme came free, but Geale Lyle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Omer Vandamme scored 2-0 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Geale Lyle, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 92nd minute Thobias Eli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geale Lyle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. North Hill United were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of De Ontembare Leeuwen for a fine match.