U18 League

Bosuilstadion
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wannes Tielemans took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to ŠK Horelica getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Blažej Balzer hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wannes Tielemans in the 4th minute of play forced ŠK Horelica's goalkeeper Erik Vajda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the game, Diederick Van den Plas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Royal Antwerp F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ŠK Horelica the free kick. In the 6th minute, Diederick Van den Plas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Royal Antwerp F.C. booed when ŠK Horelica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hubert Žebrák didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erik Vajda made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Wannes Tielemans sent off a good shot on target. 18 minutes into the game, Diederick Van den Plas recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Erik Vajda. Diederick Van den Plas showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. After 23 played minutes Royal Antwerp F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Vissenaeckens. After a rather tough play, ŠK Horelica's Blažej Balzer got a free kick in the 25th minute. Antonio Vissenaeckens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th match minute, ŠK Horelica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tibor Pastirčák to maneuver through the defense. Antonio Vissenaeckens might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Erik Vajda. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Antonio Vissenaeckens ran back to his position shaking his head. Wannes Tielemans did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Erik Vajda 31 minutes into the match. Jozef Koštialik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Natan Labrouche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Vlastimil Šiška had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vlastimil Šiška to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, ŠK Horelica's goal looked a bit too open when Diederick Van den Plas came free, but Erik Vajda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wannes Tielemans in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erik Vajda prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to ŠK Horelica getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Tibor Pastirčák hit a great ball. The supporters of ŠK Horelica booed when Royal Antwerp F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diederick Van den Plas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wannes Tielemans took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Erik Vajda. Erik Vajda dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Vlastimil Šiška received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Natan Labrouche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Erik Vajda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diederick Van den Plas in the 84th minute of play. In the 96th match minute, Royal Antwerp F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diederick Van den Plas to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Royal Antwerp F.C. fans cheered their team off the field, for while ŠK Horelica had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.