CLUB NXT U23 and KV Oostende share points in exciting derby

Club NXT was eager to get back on track with a win after zero out of twelve. In the derby against KV Oostende, our youngsters took the lead three times with beautiful goals by Barbera, Homma and Vermant. Each time the coastal team came alongside, first through captain Tanghe. Then through an owngoal and one last time through Daniel Perez in the ultimate ^97th minute.

More than 1,000 spectators attended the derby against Ostend. The visitors had some old acquaintances running around. Captain Anton Tanghe went through almost all of Club's youth. On the bench were goalkeeper Brent Gabriel and the loanee Daniel Perez.
Both teams clearly started to make it a fun derby. There was a bit of a scare when Liam De Smet was severely kicked in the head by Medley. He was able to continue playing after lengthy care, but would remain in the locker room at halftime. The first chance was for Blue Black. Salah was perfectly served at the sixteen. He wanted to reach Lenn De Smet, but goalkeeper Bossin unfortunately intervened. After almost fifteen minutes of play, Barbera showed his talent. Et-Taïbi ran down the flank and in turn served the Spaniard. He placed the ball perfectly wide of the goalkeeper, giving Club NXT an early lead. Ostend came alongside ei so after, when a header from Anton Tanghe went narrowly wide. At this stage, goalkeeper Shinton's head hit the post. He was fortunately able to continue playing after treatment. Ostend remained dangerous on free kicks. Fortunately, Van Daele's inbounds ball did not reach a teammate. In a duel with the same Van Daele, Salah seriously injured his ankle. He was replaced by Audoor.

Ostend took control of the game more and more. Fortunately, our youngsters occasionally poked dangerously against. Vermant headed over goal. Afterwards, Liam De Smet popped into the hands of goalkeeper Bossin. His twin brother Lenn dribbled through the defense, but again the visiting goalkeeper stood ready. Seven additional minutes came as De Smet, Shinton and Salah were taken care of. After an action by Lenn De Smet, the leather hit Tanghe's arm. The referee did not see a penalty. The devil was in the tail. On a corner kick, Anton Tanghe was able to net the 1-1 after an initial save by Shinton. On the stroke of halftime, the again strong performing Brugge goalkeeper had to stop twice a shot by Henderson.

The second half

The second half featured a lot of fighting. Both teams wished to win the derby in order to join the top of the standings. The first big goal attempt from for Blue Black. Barbera dribbled well free on the edge of the sixteen. His shot went over the goal. The match became a bit spicier and several yellow cards fell, resulting in two exclusions. The match would end ten to ten. Yameogo was the victim at Club NXT. Goalkeeper Shinton prevented a deficit after yet another clever save. Homma had just played the ball into the feet of Berbe. Shinton went well flat and saved the furniture. The goal fortunately fell on the other side. Homma combined well with the substitute Faraas, he rounded the entire defense and popped the ball past Bossin. Our youngsters' joy was short-lived, however. Fuentes shot at goal from the left. The Bruges defense did not get off scot-free, and it was finally Willems who beat goalkeeper Shinton unhappily.

A sour feeling, but no worries. Club NXT went to war again. It had to and would win the derby. However, it wasn't until injury time when captain Vermant recovered the ball and went for his own chance. He kicked single beautifully into goal. 3-2 with a few of the seven minutes of extra time left to play. A foul and yellow card from the though hard working Seys ushered in a badly thickened. From the stoppage time, the substitute Perez was able to beat goalkeeper Shinton with a header in the final minute of the match. 3-3, a typical result for a derby, but this tie still tasted very sour for Club NXT. This leaves our youngsters stuck in the middle of the standings. Next match takes place on Saturday in Deinze. Supporters, post as many as possible!

Club NXT: Nick Shinton, Amine Et-Taïbi (75' William Simba), Jano Willems, Abdoul Bi Kader Yameogo, Joaquin Seys, Liam De Smet (46' Laurens Goemaere), Mohamed Salah (33' Sem Audoor), Shion Homma (75' Sasha Yakymenko), Lenn De Smet, Romeo Vermant, Victor Barbera (61' Benjamin Faraas). Bench: Kiany Vroman, Jessi Da Silva. Coach: Nicky Hayen.

KV Oostende: Liam Bossin, Cederick Van Daele, Zechariah Medley, Anton Tanghe, Siebe Wylin, Sieben Dewaele (64' Garrido Fuentes), Manuel Osifo, Ewan Henderson, Massimo Decoene (75' Thomas Basila), Robbie D'Haese (46' Mohamed Berte), David Atanga (79' Daniel Perez). Bench: Brent Gabriel, Luis Hartwig, Johanna Omolo. Coach: Stijn Vreven.

Goals: 12' Barbera 1-0, 45+3' Tanghe 1-1, 67' Homma 2-1, 78' Willems 2-2 (own), 90+1' Vermant 3-2, 90+7' Perez 3-3.

Yellow cards: 15' Yameogo, 44' Wylin, 52' Dewaele, 61' Van Daele, 90+6' Seys.

Red cards: 70' Van Daele (2x yellow), 89' Yameogo (2x yellow).

Referee: Dunken Van De Velde.

Stadium: The Nest Roeselare.

Spectators: 1045.