Friendly League

Dome of The Hawks
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Robertinho Carabajal got the match started through his kick off. Ulises Steven showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andreas Pirlo in the 5th minute of the match. In the 7th minute Robertinho Carabajal 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. AFC Koolkerke were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after The Everett Hawks's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Clóvis Bittencourt took the corner. After taking down the ball on AFC Koolkerke's corner Clóvis Bittencourt fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ludo Vanden Bossche quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andreas Pirlo in the 14th minute of play forced AFC Koolkerke's goalkeeper Ulises Steven to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Fre van Eijnde had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. AFC Koolkerke's Ulises Steven played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kris Van Eersel in the 25th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's goal looked a bit too open when Andreas Pirlo came free, but Ulises Steven reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 37 minutes, Ulises Steven successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 39 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's Robertinho Carabajal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ludo Vanden Bossche narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 庄剑响 hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Ulises Steven acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 43rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Kris Van Eersel. Andreas Pirlo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ulises Steven came out and tried to block the shot, but Andreas Pirlo slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 44th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andreas Pirlo to make the kick off. Ulises Steven didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Philippe-Arnaud Heremans went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Ludo Vanden Bossche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robertinho Carabajal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute, Andreas Pirlo made a precise shot to the right of Ulises Steven. AFC Koolkerke's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. After 60 minutes of play, AFC Koolkerke's Robertinho Carabajal made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ludo Vanden Bossche was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ludo Vanden Bossche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laurent Verhaghe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 68 played minutes AFC Koolkerke got a freekick which was hit by Alex Koit. In the 73rd minute Philippe-Arnaud Heremans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulises Steven saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ulises Steven showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andreas Pirlo in the 78th minute of the match. 82 minutes into the game, Tommie Jorna threw the ball into play from the sideline. The Everett Hawks's Feijo Fresnos quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The supporters of AFC Koolkerke booed when The Everett Hawks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feijo Fresnos didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robertinho Carabajal in the 84th 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 was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Robertinho Carabajal showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-2 in the 84 minute of play. Ulises Steven showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 93rd minute of the match. Tang Di Nan hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. AFC Koolkerke's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.