De Hel
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Royal Antwerp FC's Willem-Jan Verhaert started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Maurício Bomba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reinaud Vrijdag, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benicio Bernad blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bart-Jan Van De Beeck having to make a save. After 8 played minutes Royal Antwerp FC got a freekick which was hit by Jacob de Pelsmaeker. 9 minutes into the game, Benicio Bernad cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Willem-Jan Verhaert got free with Maurício Bomba in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 14th minute Reinaud Vrijdag shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maurício Bomba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maurício Bomba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reinaud Vrijdag in the 14th minute of play. Maurício Bomba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Willem-Jan Verhaert in the 16th minute of the match. In the 18th minute Edmundo Vinhas 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 audience thought a goal was coming when Jacob de Pelsmaeker got free with Maurício Bomba in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 30 minutes into the game, Messi Dream Team's Edmundo Vinhas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After 35 played minutes Royal Antwerp FC got a freekick which was hit by Willem-Jan Verhaert. Maurício Bomba made an important save on a dangerous shot by Willem-Jan Verhaert in the 37th minute. After having played for 40 minutes, Edmundo Vinhas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Messi Dream Team's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edmundo Vinhas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Royal Antwerp FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Filip den Ronden in the 44th minute. Willem-Jan Verhaert received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Maurício Bomba came out and tried to block the shot, but Willem-Jan Verhaert slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 47th minute. After the first half Messi Dream Team were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
Maurício Bomba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Willem-Jan Verhaert went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Messi Dream Team's Rodolfo Bastiaro got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 57th minute of the match Julius Damman sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Maurício Bomba skillfully saved the ball. After 61 played minutes Royal Antwerp FC got a freekick which was hit by Bertan Musseeuw. In the 62nd minute Edmundo Vinhas 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. 63 minutes into the match, Jacob de Pelsmaeker notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Messi Dream Team's Maurício Bomba. Maurício Bomba was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Messi Dream Team getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Edmundo Vinhas hit a great ball. Maurício Bomba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Willem-Jan Verhaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, Messi Dream Team's goal looked a bit too open when Willem-Jan Verhaert came free, but Maurício Bomba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Messi Dream Team's goal looked a bit too open when Willem-Jan Verhaert came free, but Maurício Bomba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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 Edmundo Vinhas in the 81st minute of play. In the 87th minute Reinaud Vrijdag shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maurício Bomba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maurício Bomba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reinaud Vrijdag in the 87th minute of play. Edmundo Vinhas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Royal Antwerp FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Jacob de Pelsmaeker hit a great ball. Constantijn Ruelens's late challenge caught a Messi Dream Team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Constantijn Ruelens helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Royal Antwerp FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Constantijn Ruelens hit a great ball. Benicio Bernad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Royal Antwerp FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Messi Dream Team for a fine match.
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