Friendly League

Magic Stadium
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Apricis Bruxella's Wolf De Hond 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. 4 minutes into the match, MagicTeam's Eugenio Rosati sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Laurence Van Den Abeele narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Coronel Camba in the 6th minute of play forced MagicTeam's goalkeeper Jeoffrey De Prins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute Lieven Demarrez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurence Van Den Abeele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Coronel Camba might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jeoffrey De Prins. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Coronel Camba ran back to his position shaking his head. MagicTeam's Jeoffrey De Prins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wolf De Hond in the 16th minute of play. Juan Manuel Rosas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Laurence Van Den Abeele made a huge save. 24 minutes into the match, Apricis Bruxella's goal looked a bit too open when Eugenio Rosati came free, but Laurence Van Den Abeele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeoffrey De Prins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armand Steenberghs in the 25th minute of the match. Jeoffrey De Prins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armand Steenberghs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lieven Demarrez in the 29th minute of play forced Apricis Bruxella's goalkeeper Laurence Van Den Abeele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Apricis Bruxella's Laurence Van Den Abeele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lieven Demarrez in the 34th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Apricis Bruxella's goal looked a bit too open when Eugenio Rosati came free, but Laurence Van Den Abeele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eugenio Rosati's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Laurence Van Den Abeele firmly grabbed it by the left post. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eugenio Rosati stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Apricis Bruxella getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Gencer Korkutalp hit a great ball. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind MagicTeam's goalkeeper Jeoffrey De Prins, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Laurence Van Den Abeele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xavi van Beek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lieven Demarrez in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Laurence Van Den Abeele prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 72 minutes into the match, Apricis Bruxella's goal looked a bit too open when Eugenio Rosati came free, but Laurence Van Den Abeele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laurence Van Den Abeele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Manuel Rosas in the 73rd minute of the match. After 76 played minutes MagicTeam got a freekick which was hit by Santo Lidon. Apricis Bruxella made a substitution. Johny Konings replaced Laurens Vercammen. A collision led to MagicTeam getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Santo Lidon hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eugenio Rosati in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Laurence Van Den Abeele saved Apricis Bruxella from getting behind. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by MagicTeam's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gencer Korkutalp was slow to take the kick. During this time Apricis Bruxella's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Apricis Bruxella's Wolf De Hond to fire away a dangerous shot which Jeoffrey De Prins despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 85th minute, Apricis Bruxella's Armand Steenberghs dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-1. MagicTeam made a substitution. Ray Kindermans replaced Eugenio Rosati. Valentin Lixandro hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match.