Friendly League

Rodenbachstadion
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Robertinho Carabajal made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to AFC Koolkerke getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Tommie Jorna hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander Tan in the 13th minute of play forced AFC Koolkerke's goalkeeper Ulises Steven to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexander Tan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ulises Steven read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by AFC Koolkerke's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kęstutis Survila was slow to take the kick. During this time North Hill United's players had a chance to rest. 22 minutes into the match, Robertinho Carabajal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joos Teurfs. North Hill United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Robertinho Carabajal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 25 minutes of play, AFC Koolkerke's Robertinho Carabajal made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joos Teurfs was left in no man's land by his defense there! North Hill United's Joos Teurfs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robertinho Carabajal in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander Tan in the 32nd minute of play forced AFC Koolkerke's goalkeeper Ulises Steven to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ulises Steven was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alexander Tan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 34 minute of play. Alexander Tan kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. If Robertinho Carabajal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 38 minutes into the match, North Hill United's goal looked a bit too open when Robertinho Carabajal came free, but Joos Teurfs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carel Impens hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexander Tan got free with Ulises Steven in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot 45 in the game by Alexander Tan from a close distance when the talented Ulises Steven managed to make a qualified save. AFC Koolkerke's players were relieved. Joos Teurfs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robertinho Carabajal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the North Hill United defense, Robertinho Carabajal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joos Teurfs. The North Hill United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joos Teurfs should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alexander Tan to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, North Hill United's goal looked a bit too open when Robertinho Carabajal came free, but Joos Teurfs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexander Tan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulises Steven having to interfere. Ulises Steven showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexander Tan, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. A collision led to AFC Koolkerke getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Fabrizio Di Muzio hit a great ball. North Hill United's Jim Roussel was substituted for Tommi Van Der Meren. A collision led to AFC Koolkerke getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Fabrizio Di Muzio hit a great ball. Ulises Steven took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bengt Svanér, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute Robertinho Carabajal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joos Teurfs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFC Koolkerke's Ulises Steven played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander Tan in the 75th minute of play. In the 78th minute Robertinho Carabajal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joos Teurfs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFC Koolkerke were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after North Hill United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Clóvis Bittencourt took the corner. In the 79th match minute, AFC Koolkerke was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laurent Verhaghe to maneuver through the defense. Ulises Steven showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bengt Svanér, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 85th minute, Robertinho Carabajal made a precise shot to the right of Joos Teurfs. North Hill United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bengt Svanér in the 87th minute of play forced AFC Koolkerke's goalkeeper Ulises Steven to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFC Koolkerke's Ulises Steven played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander Tan in the 93rd minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Bengt Svanér notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of AFC Koolkerke's Ulises Steven. Ulises Steven was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. AFC Koolkerke's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.