Friendly League

rooster empire 1947
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Noah Ortiz started the match with the kick off. Renato Esposito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 13 minutes, Renato Esposito managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dep. Moron's supporters crossed their fingers, but Renato Esposito was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Dep. Moron getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Daníel Ortiz hit a great ball. In the 20th minute Charl Delcroix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesus Rios saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Niki Van Hoeyvelt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reginald Hoover, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind KFC Paal-Tervant's goalkeeper Niki Van Hoeyvelt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rickie Whitlock's late challenge caught a KFC Paal-Tervant's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rickie Whitlock helped the player get up and apologised. Charl Delcroix succeeded in the game's 40th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. After the first half KFC Paal-Tervant were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Niki Van Hoeyvelt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noah Ortiz in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Renato Esposito 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. 57 minutes into the game, Reginald Hoover cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Niki Van Hoeyvelt was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Noah Ortiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd match minute, Dep. Moron was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rickie Whitlock to maneuver through the defense. Niki Van Hoeyvelt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noah Ortiz in the 67th minute of the match. The supporters of Dep. Moron booed when KFC Paal-Tervant was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charl Delcroix didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nicolaas Van Hamme succeeded in the game's 79th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. In the 86th minute, Rickie Whitlock made a precise shot to the right of Niki Van Hoeyvelt. KFC Paal-Tervant's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Niki Van Hoeyvelt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dominic McGuire, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of KFC Paal-Tervant booed when Dep. Moron was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rickie Whitlock didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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.