Friendly League

De Hel
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mattin Solbeida got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes Tacheros de Buenos Aires got a freekick which was hit by Jan-Ove Tunander. Gregorio Lehior made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Willem-Jan Verhaert sent off a good shot on target. Willem-Jan Verhaert's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 12thth minute, Gregorio Lehior skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mattin Solbeida in the 15th minute of play. In the 19thth minute of the game Vilius Gudavičius who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Royal Antwerp FC's Bart-Jan Van De Beeck was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vilius Gudavičius in the 27th minute of the match. Willem-Jan Verhaert had several of the Tacheros de Buenos Aires's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 29 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Gregorio Lehior as he didn't even see the shot coming. The audience was convinced that Vilius Gudavičius's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bart-Jan Van De Beeck was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mattin Solbeida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the game, Vilius Gudavičius was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tacheros de Buenos Aires's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Royal Antwerp FC the free kick. In the 41st match minute, Tacheros de Buenos Aires was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vilius Gudavičius to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mattin Solbeida in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bart-Jan Van De Beeck prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jan-Ove Tunander during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Willem-Jan Verhaert stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Julius Damman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregorio Lehior having to interfere. With a little luck, Royal Antwerp FC's Bart-Jan Van De Beeck got control of the ball when Vilius Gudavičius tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 65th minute Willem-Jan Verhaert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregorio Lehior saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Tacheros de Buenos Aires booed when Royal Antwerp FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julius Damman didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mattin Solbeida in the 74th minute of play forced Royal Antwerp FC's goalkeeper Bart-Jan Van De Beeck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the game, Mattin Solbeida lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated Bart-Jan Van De Beeck. In the 83rd minute Reinaud Vrijdag shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregorio Lehior saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mattin Solbeida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bart-Jan Van De Beeck having to interfere. Mattin Solbeida could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Bart-Jan Van De Beeck made a huge save. In the 92nd minute Ali Haydar Tolgunay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bart-Jan Van De Beeck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd minute Mattin Solbeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bart-Jan Van De Beeck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.