Friendly League

Dome of The Hawks
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andreas Pirlo took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the game, The Everett Hawks's Fre van Eijnde nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rene Vereijt made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The supporters of The Everett Hawks booed when FC Ouagadougou National was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baba R. Hansen didn't get a good kick on the ball. 13 minutes into the match, The Everett Hawks's goal looked a bit too open when Abdulla Baia came free, but Ludo Vanden Bossche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute Jedrzej Kiszkiel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludo Vanden Bossche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ludo Vanden Bossche didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jedrzej Kiszkiel went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 16th minute Abdulla Baia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludo Vanden Bossche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The FC Ouagadougou National fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when FC Ouagadougou National's Abdulla Baia looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Philippe-Arnaud Heremans charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Philippe-Arnaud Heremans the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to The Everett Hawks getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Philippe-Arnaud Heremans hit a great ball. Ludo Vanden Bossche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dani Rojas in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th minute of the match FC Ouagadougou National got a corner. The Everett Hawks's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dani Rojas ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ludo Vanden Bossche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdulla Baia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Everett Hawks's Ludo Vanden Bossche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dani Rojas in the 39th minute of play. Rene Vereijt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Pirlo in the 40th minute of play. Ludo Vanden Bossche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dani Rojas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee felt a red card was in order, 45 minutes into the game, when Karim Sia put in a rough tackle. After 45 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Ouagadougou National! The Everett Hawks's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Feijo Fresnos in the 49th minute. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abdulla Baia was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, FC Ouagadougou National's goal looked a bit too open when Philippe-Arnaud Heremans came free, but Rene Vereijt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hamza Yavaş could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Ludo Vanden Bossche made a huge save. A hard shot 57 in the game by Jedrzej Kiszkiel from a close distance when the talented Ludo Vanden Bossche managed to make a qualified save. The Everett Hawks's players were relieved. FC Ouagadougou National's Jedrzej Kiszkiel was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 57th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Jedrzej Kiszkiel managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Ouagadougou National's supporters rose to their feet, but Jedrzej Kiszkiel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ludo Vanden Bossche breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ludo Vanden Bossche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jedrzej Kiszkiel in the 74th minute of play. In the 79th match minute, The Everett Hawks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Pirlo to maneuver through the defense. Willem-Jan Grootjans's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rene Vereijt read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. 97 minutes into the match, FC Ouagadougou National's goal looked a bit too open when Fre van Eijnde came free, but Rene Vereijt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match was over FC Ouagadougou National could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than The Everett Hawks throughout the match.