Friendly League

Dome of The Hawks
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The Everett Hawks's Andreas Pirlo 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. In the 3rd minute, a hard, long distance shot from Fre van Eijnde hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ümit Karan in the 5th minute of play forced The Everett Hawks's goalkeeper Ludo Vanden Bossche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ludo Vanden Bossche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ümit Karan in the 6th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Brugge United's goal looked a bit too open when Andreas Pirlo came free, but Vítor Baia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ludo Vanden Bossche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ümit Karan in the 11th minute of the match. Brugge United's Vítor Baia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andreas Pirlo in the 12th minute of play. Sandro Gaúcho took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ludo Vanden Bossche. Ludo Vanden Bossche dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 17th minute Sandro Gaúcho 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandro Gaúcho in the 20th minute of play forced The Everett Hawks's goalkeeper Ludo Vanden Bossche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ludo Vanden Bossche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnauld Van Impe in the 22nd minute of the match. Ludo Vanden Bossche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sandro Gaúcho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by Brugge United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Feijo Fresnos was slow to take the kick. During this time The Everett Hawks's players had a chance to rest. The Everett Hawks's Fre van Eijnde was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Vítor Baia in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Ludo Vanden Bossche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ümit Karan in the 33rd minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, The Everett Hawks's goal looked a bit too open when Arnauld Van Impe came free, but Ludo Vanden Bossche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Brugge United's goalkeeper Vítor Baia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fre van Eijnde. Brugge United's Vítor Baia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 39th minute of play. Vítor Baia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andreas Pirlo, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After 42 played minutes The Everett Hawks got a freekick which was hit by Philip Goorts. Vítor Baia was a little too slow when Andreas Pirlo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 45th minute. The score was now 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

In the 52nd match minute, Brugge United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaspar Van Den Broeck to maneuver through the defense. Fre van Eijnde blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vítor Baia having to make a save. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Goffrey Sas put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Ludo Vanden Bossche. Brugge United's Waud Huijbrechts was substituted for Jaspar Van Den Broeck. Brugge United's Vítor Baia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 64th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Brugge United's Ümit Karan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ludo Vanden Bossche. That made the score 1-3 after 70 minutes of play. Ludo Vanden Bossche made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Goffrey Sas sent off a good shot on target. Ludo Vanden Bossche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sandro Gaúcho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Willem-Jan Grootjans during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 89th match minute, The Everett Hawks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willem-Jan Grootjans to maneuver through the defense. Vítor Baia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Willem-Jan Grootjans in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 94th match minute, Brugge United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnauld Van Impe to maneuver through the defense. The Brugge United players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.