Friendly League

EL NATIONAL
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. Yuri Portugal started the match with the kick off. Rene Vereijt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pieterjan Anteunis in the 3rd minute of play. Rene Vereijt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yuri Portugal's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. 12 minutes into the match, Fauna Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Abdulla Baia came free, but Radamel Hendrickx reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rene Vereijt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karel Cromefeldt in the 15th minute of the match. In the 17th minute Karel Cromefeldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Vereijt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Radamel Hendrickx showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jedrzej Kiszkiel, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. With a little luck, Fauna Utd's Radamel Hendrickx got control of the ball when Hamza Yavaş tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Yuri Portugal put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Rene Vereijt. Rene Vereijt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuri Portugal, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 30th minute Yuri Portugal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Vereijt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rene Vereijt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodoro Esquipula, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 39th minute Nazmi Tanberk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radamel Hendrickx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Fauna Utd's goalkeeper Radamel Hendrickx had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dani Rojas. After 45 played minutes FC Ouagadougou National got a freekick which was hit by Nazmi Tanberk. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abdulla Baia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Karel Cromefeldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Vereijt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karel Cromefeldt in the 52nd minute of play forced FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Rene Vereijt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdulla Baia scored 1-1 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Radamel Hendrickx, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 66 minutes into the match, Fauna Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Dani Rojas came free, but Radamel Hendrickx reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Radamel Hendrickx had in the 68thth minute some difficulties stopping Dani Rojas's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 68 minutes into the game, FC Ouagadougou National's Dani Rojas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Radamel Hendrickx made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Fauna Utd's Lorenzo Garaona was substituted for Teodoro Esquipula. FC Ouagadougou National's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dani Rojas in the 76th minute. Radamel Hendrickx stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hamza Yavaş's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Dani Rojas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Radamel Hendrickx tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute Hamza Yavaş shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radamel Hendrickx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Radamel Hendrickx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdulla Baia in the 82nd minute of the match. Rene Vereijt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuri Portugal in the 86th minute of the match. Radamel Hendrickx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dani Rojas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes into the match, Fauna Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Jedrzej Kiszkiel came free, but Radamel Hendrickx reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Abdulla Baia put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Radamel Hendrickx. In the 95th minute Abdulla Baia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radamel Hendrickx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 96 minutes of play, FC Ouagadougou National's Jedrzej Kiszkiel made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Radamel Hendrickx was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC Ouagadougou National's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.