Official Cup

zoetwater
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jim Van den Gans started the match with the kick off. Matthy Bautmans hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Andreas Van De Wiele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pieter-Jan Godts, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. After having played for 14 minutes, Jim Van den Gans managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. VC zoetwater's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jim Van den Gans was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pieter-Jan Godts received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Andreas Van De Wiele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, real club roba's goal looked a bit too open when Pieter-Jan Godts came free, but Andreas Van De Wiele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustave De Jong in the 35th minute of play forced VC zoetwater's goalkeeper Tjorven Demeester to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andreas Van De Wiele made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jim Van den Gans in the 37th minute. 37 minutes into the game, Gustave De Jong was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. real club roba's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave VC zoetwater the free kick. Gustave De Jong kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Jim Van den Gans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Jim Van den Gans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nils Van De Wiele fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andreas Van De Wiele having to interfere. Pieter-Jan Godts fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andreas Van De Wiele having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. David Geraerts was the one to do the kick off. After 51 played minutes VC zoetwater got a freekick which was hit by Frank Roeland. Soren Herremans, 52 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Pieter-Jan Godts received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Andreas Van De Wiele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Jim Van den Gans left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VC zoetwater fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 65 minutes into the match, Jim Van den Gans had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andreas Van De Wiele. real club roba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jim Van den Gans was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. When Matthy Bautmans fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored VC zoetwater's protests and gave Matthy Bautmans a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to VC zoetwater getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Matthy Bautmans hit a great ball. real club roba's Andreas Van De Wiele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pieter-Jan Godts in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st match minute, VC zoetwater was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matthieu Govaerts to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pieter-Jan Godts in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andreas Van De Wiele saved real club roba from getting behind. Tjorven Demeester made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustave De Jong in the 87th minute. In the 89th minute, Jim Van den Gans ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Andreas Van De Wiele was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. real club roba's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.