Friendly League

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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Niels Sterckx took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rüştü Recber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niels Sterckx in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niels Sterckx in the 4th minute of play forced Raichu JK's goalkeeper Rüştü Recber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Raichu JK's zone, Olivier Winnepenninckx stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rüştü Recber came out of the goal and Olivier Winnepenninckx tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rüştü Recber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bryan Marant in the 8th minute of the match. Raichu JK's Rüştü Recber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niels Sterckx in the 12th minute of play. Bryan Marant scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rüştü Recber, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Raichu JK's Rüştü Recber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niels Sterckx in the 20th minute of play. Esquirla FC's Florian Caes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Esquirla FC from getting a goal against them. Raichu JK were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after Esquirla FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bora Han Ozaner took the corner. The corner led Raichu JK's Bora Han Ozaner to fire away a dangerous shot which Florian Caes despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Rüştü Recber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niels Sterckx in the 28th minute of the match. Rüştü Recber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niels Sterckx in the 30th minute of play. 32 minutes into the game, Onurhan Aydoğan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Raichu JK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Esquirla FC the free kick. In the 32nd match minute, Raichu JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Onurhan Aydoğan to maneuver through the defense. Rüştü Recber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niels Sterckx in the 33rd minute of the match. Raichu JK's Rüştü Recber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olivier Winnepenninckx in the 35th minute of play. Rüştü Recber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niels Sterckx, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Niels Sterckx struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Rüştü Recber didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Esquirla FC. Rüştü Recber didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Niels Sterckx went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Rüştü Recber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niels Sterckx, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Raichu JK's Rüştü Recber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laurent Grauwen in the 47th minute of play. After the first half Esquirla FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kartal Müfit stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Niels Sterckx struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Rüştü Recber didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Esquirla FC. Rüştü Recber stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Niels Sterckx's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Rüştü Recber stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Niels Sterckx's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Onurhan Aydoğan kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Loui Van Eyke managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esquirla FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Loui Van Eyke was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rüştü Recber breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rüştü Recber was a little too slow when Niels Sterckx got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 0-3. Rüştü Recber made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Niels Sterckx sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Raichu JK's zone, Niels Sterckx stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rüştü Recber came out of the goal and Niels Sterckx tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With his leg Rüştü Recber managed to avoid a goal in the 74thth minute, when Esquirla FC's Niels Sterckx fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Niels Sterckx's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 75thth minute, Rüştü Recber skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bora Han Ozaner during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 76th minute, one of Raichu JK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Raichu JK. Rüştü Recber had in the 77thth minute some difficulties stopping Loui Van Eyke's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Esquirla FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Loui Van Eyke in the 78th minute. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Seppe Baert got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 0-4. 79 minutes into the match. Esquirla FC's Loui Van Eyke was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Rüştü Recber in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience was convinced that Niels Sterckx's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rüştü Recber was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Laurent Grauwen got free with Rüştü Recber in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Niels Sterckx in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rüştü Recber saved Raichu JK from getting behind. In the 93rd minute, Bryan Marant left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Esquirla FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Rüştü Recber made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Laurent Grauwen sent off a good shot on target. Kartal Müfit's late challenge caught a Esquirla FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kartal Müfit helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Raichu JK's Kartal Müfit got a free kick in the 97th minute. Raichu JK's Rüştü Recber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niels Sterckx in the 98th minute of play. When the match was over Esquirla FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Raichu JK throughout the match.