Official Cup

Het Putteke
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alan Creemers started the match with the kick off. When Cederik Morreels fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Deadly Force United's protests and gave Cederik Morreels a yellow card for diving instead. After 5 played minutes Deadly Force United got a freekick which was hit by Cederik Morreels. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alan Creemers in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Robbin Van Leemputte saved Deadly Force United from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alan Creemers in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Robbin Van Leemputte prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Racing Matinette's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Matthew Van Cauwenbergh in the 7th minute. The audience was convinced that Alan Creemers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robbin Van Leemputte was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. In the last second Robbin Van Leemputte throw himself and got hold of the ball when Alan Creemers in the 8thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 10th minute Racing Matinette were awarded a corner. Matthew Van Cauwenbergh went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Deadly Force United's goalie and right to Qu Hong Liang. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Deadly Force United's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After 12 minutes, Alan Creemers made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Deadly Force United's Robbin Van Leemputte tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 16th minute of the match, Arnout Scheerens got a very nice opportunity to score, but Robbin Van Leemputte was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Serge Vanderhaege charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Serge Vanderhaege the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Deadly Force United's Serge Vanderhaege got a free kick in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute, Eric Oosters hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute, Reemy Huijgens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Ceci in the 27th minute of play forced Racing Matinette's goalkeeper Casper Jans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Racing Matinette's Alan Creemers in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Deadly Force United's goalie prevented a goal. Robbin Van Leemputte made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Arnout Scheerens sent off a good shot on target. In the 37th minute of the match Racing Matinette got a corner. Deadly Force United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Matthew Van Cauwenbergh ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Matthew Van Cauwenbergh got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Robbin Van Leemputte quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Robbin Van Leemputte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthew Van Cauwenbergh in the 42nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Alan Creemers managed to get in a good position for a shot. Racing Matinette's supporters rose to their feet, but Alan Creemers was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robbin Van Leemputte breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eric Oosters to make the kick off. Robbin Van Leemputte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnout Scheerens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 54 minutes into the match, Deadly Force United's goal looked a bit too open when Alan Creemers came free, but Robbin Van Leemputte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Diedrik Everaerts hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. After 57 played minutes, Racing Matinette's Reemy Huijgens shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Robbin Van Leemputte came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Racing Matinette reached it. Deadly Force United's Robbin Van Leemputte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnout Scheerens in the 59th minute of play. The Racing Matinette fans' excitement grew in the 61st match minute when Racing Matinette's Alan Creemers looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arnout Scheerens in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Robbin Van Leemputte saved Deadly Force United from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arnout Scheerens in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Robbin Van Leemputte prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Eric Oosters had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Deadly Force United's Robbin Van Leemputte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alan Creemers in the 70th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Alan Creemers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robbin Van Leemputte was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. If Etienne Van den Sande had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Racing Matinette booed when Deadly Force United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eric Oosters didn't get a good kick on the ball. Racing Matinette's Chatziioannou Stavrakos was substituted for Arnout Scheerens. A collision led to Deadly Force United getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Eric Oosters hit a great ball. When Racing Matinette's Alan Creemers in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Deadly Force United's goalie prevented a goal. The Racing Matinette fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when Racing Matinette's Alan Creemers looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Alan Creemers recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 95 minutes into the match, Deadly Force United's goal looked a bit too open when Chatziioannou Stavrakos came free, but Robbin Van Leemputte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rudy Weygaerts kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Alan Creemers managed to get in a good position for a shot. Racing Matinette's supporters rose to their feet, but Alan Creemers was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robbin Van Leemputte breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.