Official Cup

☻Ninuchila Camp☻
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Johny Godefroid kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Invictus FC booed when Nina fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benito Hodei didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 6th minute, Nestor Verdun left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Invictus FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. German Haimar was extremely unlucky when he, in the 10th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Lennart De Keyser received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Alfredo Valente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th minute, Valentin Lidon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfredo Valente stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lennart De Keyser's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. After 18 played minutes Nina fc got a freekick which was hit by German Haimar. A hard shot 20 in the game by Valentin Lidon from a close distance when the talented Wannes De Tapp managed to make a qualified save. Invictus FC's players were relieved. In the 21st minute, Nina fc's German Haimar dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. After some careless play in the Invictus FC defense, Valentin Lidon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wannes De Tapp. The Invictus FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wannes De Tapp should have stopped the shot. If Johny Godefroid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Nina fc's German Haimar got a free kick in the 29th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Valentin Lidon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nina fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Valentin Lidon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wannes De Tapp breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Lennart De Keyser's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredo Valente was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Nina fc's Alfredo Valente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lennart De Keyser in the 43rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johny Godefroid in the 45th minute of play forced Nina fc's goalkeeper Alfredo Valente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Valentin Lidon made the kick off in the second half. Lennart De Keyser fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredo Valente having to interfere. In the 55th minute Valentin Lidon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wannes De Tapp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Invictus FC's Dreas Caers got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lennart De Keyser recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 65 minutes of play, Invictus FC's Dreas Caers made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfredo Valente was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 69 played minutes Nina fc got a freekick which was hit by Ciriaco Frederik. Gonzalo Savion received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Wannes De Tapp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Invictus FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 75th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Nina fc a penalty, 77 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Valentin Lidon, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Invictus FC's Wannes De Tapp. 3-2. Lennart De Keyser came free with the goalkeeper in the 80th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Alfredo Valente could save by the left post. Invictus FC's Wannes De Tapp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Lidon in the 85th minute of play. Lennart De Keyser could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Alfredo Valente made a huge save. When German Haimar came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Nina fc fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that German Haimar couldn't finish the play. Nina fc's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.