U23 League

Cromvelde
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Stanyo Blagiev made the kick off which started today's match. VN BAKITO's Orlin Artúkov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save VN BAKITO from getting a goal against them. If Ali Dem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Orlin Artúkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Dem in the 9th minute of play. Orlin Artúkov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ali Dem in the 10th minute. When Stanyo Blagiev fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored VN BAKITO's protests and gave Stanyo Blagiev a yellow card for diving instead. Stanyo Blagiev kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Orlin Artúkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francis Van Geel, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Kim Hendrickx showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanyo Blagiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute, Willem-Alexander Vercauteren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KFC Cromvelde fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 34th minute, Plamen Chorbev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to VN BAKITO getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Plamen Chorbev hit a great ball. VN BAKITO's Orlin Artúkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Dem in the 43rd minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ali Dem made a kick off. KFC Cromvelde's Kim Hendrickx proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save KFC Cromvelde from getting a goal against them. The supporters of KFC Cromvelde booed when VN BAKITO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Asen Mihajlov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Orlin Artúkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Dem, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. A collision led to KFC Cromvelde getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Albertus Van Nel hit a great ball. Orlin Artúkov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Willem-Alexander Vercauteren went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 65th minute, Stanyo Blagiev reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kim Hendrickx. The goal made the score 3-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Petko Strilyov in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kim Hendrickx prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A sloppy throw-in by Albertus Van Nel in the 70th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by VN BAKITO's Simo Yatanski. With an all-out effort, VN BAKITO's Kim Hendrickx threw himself towards the right post 72 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Petko Strilyov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Orlin Artúkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Dem in the 74th minute of the match. After 90 minutes of play, KFC Cromvelde's Ali Dem made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Orlin Artúkov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Orlin Artúkov came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by KFC Cromvelde's Ali Dem. But to his dismay, Ali Dem quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the VN BAKITO players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for KFC Cromvelde.