Friendly League

Arena BEST FABIO
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fritz Berghmans got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fritz Berghmans in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Clemente Armani saved C. A. Pipon Pipon from getting behind. BEST FABIO F.C.'s Fritz Berghmans got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of BEST FABIO F.C. booed when C. A. Pipon Pipon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Derrick Poe didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Derrick Poe during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 11th minute, Derrick Poe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Clemente Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fritz Berghmans, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fritz Berghmans in the 13th minute of play forced C. A. Pipon Pipon's goalkeeper Clemente Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Fritz Berghmans took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Clemente Armani to make any attempt to save it. 19 minutes into the match, C. A. Pipon Pipon's goal looked a bit too open when Fritz Berghmans came free, but Clemente Armani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Clemente Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fritz Berghmans in the 20th minute of play. Clemente Armani made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Fritz Berghmans sent off a good shot on target. When the match clock showed 26 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Lanny Valle sped through BEST FABIO F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Olivier Dubs. Olivier Dubs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lanny Valle, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Fritz Berghmans notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of C. A. Pipon Pipon's Clemente Armani. Clemente Armani was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Derrick Poe was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 33 minutes had been played. In the 34th match minute, C. A. Pipon Pipon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Derrick Poe to maneuver through the defense. Fritz Berghmans took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Clemente Armani. Clemente Armani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. 39 minutes into the match, Fritz Berghmans had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Clemente Armani. C. A. Pipon Pipon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fritz Berghmans was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Freddie Henderson hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Fritz Berghmans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fritz Berghmans in the 45th minute of play forced C. A. Pipon Pipon's goalkeeper Clemente Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bobby Fisher to strike the kick off in the second half. Olivier Dubs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rene Burr in the 52nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, C. A. Pipon Pipon's Freddie Henderson got a free kick in the 52nd minute. After 53 played minutes, BEST FABIO F.C.'s Fausto Velloso shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Clemente Armani 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 BEST FABIO F.C. reached it. Fritz Berghmans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clemente Armani having to interfere. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Clemente Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fritz Berghmans in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64th minute BEST FABIO F.C. were awarded a corner. Fausto Velloso went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Fausto Velloso almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but C. A. Pipon Pipon's Clemente Armani did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fritz Berghmans in the 68th minute of play forced C. A. Pipon Pipon's goalkeeper Clemente Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the game, Alexandre Xande threw the ball into play from the sideline. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Lanny Valle quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Fritz Berghmans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clemente Armani having to interfere. BEST FABIO F.C.'s Igor Gulak was substituted for Alexandre Xande. When Fritz Berghmans came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the BEST FABIO F.C. 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 Fritz Berghmans couldn't finish the play. 85 minutes into the game, Fritz Berghmans cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Clemente Armani was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in C. A. Pipon Pipon's zone, Fritz Berghmans stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Clemente Armani came out of the goal and Fritz Berghmans tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Fritz Berghmans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Clemente Armani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Garro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Clemente Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fritz Berghmans in the 94th minute of play.