Friendly League

Estadio Monumental
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 6 minutes into the match, Royal Antwerp FC's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Meruendano came free, but Bart-Jan Van De Beeck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Sueiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dragomir Marchovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Willem-Jan Verhaert, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Carlos Sueiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bart-Jan Van De Beeck having to interfere. If Zeng Ting Xing had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Costante Segarra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bart-Jan Van De Beeck having to interfere. With a little luck, Royal Antwerp FC's Bart-Jan Van De Beeck got control of the ball when Costante Segarra tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 34th minute, Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Costante Segarra dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. When Zeng Ting Xing came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Union Y Progreso 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 Zeng Ting Xing couldn't finish the play. In the 41st minute of the match Union Y Progreso F.C. got a corner. Royal Antwerp FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fabio Cordarell ran over to the corner to take the kick. Carlos Sueiro was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 43rd minute Willem-Jan Verhaert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dragomir Marchovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zeng Ting Xing to make the kick off. If Costante Segarra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Union Y Progreso F.C.'s zone, Jacob de Pelsmaeker stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dragomir Marchovski came out of the goal and Jacob de Pelsmaeker tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Carlos Sueiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Union Y Progreso F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Sueiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Royal Antwerp FC's Bart-Jan Van De Beeck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Sueiro in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74th match minute, Royal Antwerp FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacob de Pelsmaeker to maneuver through the defense. Filip den Ronden's late challenge caught a Union Y Progreso F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Filip den Ronden helped the player get up and apologised. Filip den Ronden hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the last second Dragomir Marchovski throw himself and got hold of the ball when Reinaud Vrijdag in the 79thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 84th minute, Santiago Meruendano got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santiago Meruendano, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Venceslas Pumares made a great header on Union Y Progreso F.C.'s corner, it was just that Royal Antwerp FC's Bart-Jan Van De Beeck managed to reach the ball for a save. After a defensive mix-up in Union Y Progreso F.C.'s zone, Jacob de Pelsmaeker stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dragomir Marchovski came out of the goal and Jacob de Pelsmaeker tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Santiago Meruendano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costante Segarra in the 97th minute of the match. There was no doubt that Union Y Progreso F.C. were the better team. Union Y Progreso F.C.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.