Jayden Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132,
Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Xavier Goossens took the kick off in the first half of the match. Benedicto Atarratze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Bineesh Liang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 9th minute of the match SK Gullegem got a corner. Oakham's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Louis Jamieson ran over to the corner to take the kick. Urmas Känsäkangas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faizal Keng in the 11th minute of play. Bineesh Liang made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xavier Goossens in the 12th minute. Bineesh Liang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathias-Alexander Jamieson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by Oakham's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Louis Jamieson was slow to take the kick. During this time SK Gullegem's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Louis Jamieson got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bineesh Liang quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 18th match minute, SK Gullegem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Otto Nørlinger to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dale Seng in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Urmas Känsäkangas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dale Seng in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Urmas Känsäkangas saved SK Gullegem from getting behind. In the 24th minute, Xavier Goossens 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. Bineesh Liang made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bram Jamieson in the 26th minute. 27 minutes into the match, SK Gullegem's goal looked a bit too open when Dale Seng came free, but Urmas Känsäkangas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute Sarb Dhanabalan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urmas Känsäkangas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute, Xavier Goossens reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bineesh Liang. The goal made the score 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Hsi in the 38th minute of play forced SK Gullegem's goalkeeper Urmas Känsäkangas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 40 minutes, Xavier Goossens managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SK Gullegem's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xavier Goossens was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 42 minutes into the match, Oakham's goal looked a bit too open when Benedicto Atarratze came free, but Bineesh Liang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Tioe in the 43rd minute of play forced SK Gullegem's goalkeeper Urmas Känsäkangas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sarb Dhanabalan to make the kick off. In the 50th match minute, SK Gullegem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Otto Nørlinger to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 51 minutes, Adam Hsi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Oakham's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adam Hsi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 65 minutes into the match, SK Gullegem's goal looked a bit too open when Sarb Dhanabalan came free, but Urmas Känsäkangas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oakham's Bineesh Liang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mathias-Alexander Jamieson in the 67th minute of play. Bineesh Liang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xavier Goossens in the 67th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Xavier Goossens notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Oakham's Bineesh Liang. Bineesh Liang was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 75 played minutes SK Gullegem got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Renan. In the 76th minute of the match Joel Tioe sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Urmas Känsäkangas skillfully saved the ball. 84 minutes into the match, Oakham's Joel Tioe sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Urmas Känsäkangas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 86th match minute, SK Gullegem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Otto Nørlinger to maneuver through the defense. When Sarb Dhanabalan came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Oakham 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 Sarb Dhanabalan couldn't finish the play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The SK Gullegem fans cheered their team off the field, for while Oakham had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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