U21 League

Alpina Stadium
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Alpina FC's Hermenegildo Castilho started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Nathan Kostermans struck a weak shot in the 2nd minute. Manu Rosseels didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Bal op het Dak. Manu Rosseels showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nathan Kostermans in the 4th minute of the match. Carsten Maurits made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pierrot De Wulf in the 6th minute of play. Carsten Maurits showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermenegildo Castilho in the 9th minute of the match. In the 12th minute of the match, Hermenegildo Castilho tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Carsten Maurits saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Through an outstanding action, after 12 minutes, Carsten Maurits successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Alpina FC's Manu Rosseels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronald Lammens in the 20th minute of play. Martien Degenkamp charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Martien Degenkamp the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Carsten Maurits made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pierrot De Wulf in the 23rd minute of play. In the 25th match minute, Alpina FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christoffel Tobbackers to maneuver through the defense. After 29 played minutes Alpina FC got a freekick which was hit by Dirk Damman. The referee felt a red card was in order, 31 minutes into the game, when Gert Jan Schutrups put in a rough tackle. Gert Jan Schutrups kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. With a little luck, FC Bal op het Dak's Carsten Maurits got control of the ball when Dirk Damman tried to sneak it across the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, FC Bal op het Dak's goal looked a bit too open when Alfons Van Mellaert came free, but Carsten Maurits reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to FC Bal op het Dak getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Ted Mook hit a great ball. Dirk Damman struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Carsten Maurits didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alpina FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermenegildo Castilho in the 40th minute of play forced FC Bal op het Dak's goalkeeper Carsten Maurits to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Bal op het Dak's Carsten Maurits proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save FC Bal op het Dak from getting a goal against them. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ronald Lammens stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Alpina FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Dirk Damman hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dirk Damman in the 53rd minute of play forced FC Bal op het Dak's goalkeeper Carsten Maurits to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manu Rosseels showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nathan Kostermans in the 55th minute of the match. When Hans-Cees Roordink fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Bal op het Dak's protests and gave Hans-Cees Roordink a yellow card for diving instead. After 58 played minutes FC Bal op het Dak got a freekick which was hit by Hans-Cees Roordink. FC Bal op het Dak's Carsten Maurits played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermenegildo Castilho in the 59th minute of play. Carsten Maurits showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermenegildo Castilho in the 61st minute of the match. Dirk Damman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carsten Maurits read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. In the 67th match minute, FC Bal op het Dak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wouter Spiering to maneuver through the defense. After 68 played minutes Alpina FC got a freekick which was hit by Alfons Van Mellaert. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ronald Lammens got free with Manu Rosseels in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carsten Maurits showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dirk Damman, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 71st match minute, FC Bal op het Dak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bram Bosman to maneuver through the defense. Carsten Maurits showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hermenegildo Castilho, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 74th match minute, FC Bal op het Dak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martien Degenkamp to maneuver through the defense. Alpina FC's Manu Rosseels proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Alpina FC from getting a goal against them. After 78 minutes of play, Alpina FC's Alfons Van Mellaert made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carsten Maurits was left in no man's land by his defense there! Carsten Maurits showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dirk Damman in the 80th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ronald Lammens got free with Manu Rosseels in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carsten Maurits showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfons Van Mellaert in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 93rd match minute, FC Bal op het Dak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bram Bosman to maneuver through the defense. FC Bal op het Dak's Carsten Maurits played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermenegildo Castilho in the 95th minute of play.