Friendly League

Estadio Pendex
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The audience was convinced that Rafael Nisio'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 4th minute of the game. In the 5thth minute of the game Rafael Nisio 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rafael Nisio got free with Bart-Jan Van De Beeck in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rafael Nisio who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 8thth minute tested the skills of Bart-Jan Van De Beeck when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The supporters of Royal Antwerp FC booed when Pendex was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nelson de Brito didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nemesio Isusko in the 11th 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. 11 minutes into the match, Pendex's Rafael Nisio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bart-Jan Van De Beeck narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pendex's Rafael Nisio was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 20th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rafael Nisio got free with Bart-Jan Van De Beeck in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Royal Antwerp FC's Bart-Jan Van De Beeck got control of the ball when Rafael Nisio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ruperto Nayely showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Willem-Jan Verhaert in the 28th minute of the match. After having played for 29 minutes, Rafael Nisio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pendex's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafael Nisio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With his leg Bart-Jan Van De Beeck managed to avoid a goal in the 32ndth minute, when Pendex's Rafael Nisio fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Rafael Nisio in the 32nd play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Bart-Jan Van De Beeck kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 3-0 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. In the 35th minute Nemesio Isusko 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. After some careless play in the Pendex defense, Willem-Jan Verhaert kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ruperto Nayely. The Pendex fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ruperto Nayely should have stopped the shot. Christiaan Tkint was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 43 minutes into the match. 46 minutes into the match, Royal Antwerp FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Nisio came free, but Bart-Jan Van De Beeck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The wind increased when Rafael Nisio made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Reinaud Vrijdag hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martial Horemans kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Nisio in the 55th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rafael Nisio in the 58th 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. Pendex's David Šácha was substituted for Rafael Nisio. Pendex made a substitution. Ryan Keuppens replaced Saul Bembe. In the 62nd minute, Fabien Pineurs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 62 played minutes, Pendex's Abel Antonio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bart-Jan Van De Beeck 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 Pendex reached it. If Roberto Eleazar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 70th minute of the match, Jacob de Pelsmaeker tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ruperto Nayely saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After having played for 71 minutes, Julius Damman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Royal Antwerp FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Julius Damman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Royal Antwerp FC booed when Pendex was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Haroldo Vidal didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Pendex getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Abel Antonio hit a great ball. Filip den Ronden made in the 77th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Julius Damman immediately put the ball in play. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Šácha in the 78th minute of play. Bart-Jan Van De Beeck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Šácha in the 80th minute of the match. The corner ended in Abel Antonio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Royal Antwerp FC's Bart-Jan Van De Beeck did a great save. Ruperto Nayely took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reinaud Vrijdag, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute, David Šácha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pendex fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. 92 minutes into the game, Pendex's David Šácha 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, 8-1. Pendex were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Royal Antwerp FC for a fine match.