Friendly League

Chlorine Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Twierdza Osowiec's Ricardo Hendrickx played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robertinho Carabajal in the 10th minute of play. Ricardo Hendrickx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joseph Smits, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's Robertinho Carabajal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ricardo Hendrickx narrowly saved just below the crossbar. AFC Koolkerke were awarded a corner in the 21th minute after Twierdza Osowiec's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tang Di Nan took the corner. 24 minutes into the game, Robertinho Carabajal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Ricardo Hendrickx was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kartal Başar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With an all-out effort, Twierdza Osowiec's Ulises Steven threw himself towards the right post 31 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kartal Başar, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Kartal Başar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 32 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's goal looked a bit too open when Kartal Başar came free, but Ulises Steven reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AFC Koolkerke's Ulises Steven played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kartal Başar in the 34th minute of play. Ricardo Hendrickx showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clóvis Bittencourt, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kartal Başar in the 37th minute of play forced AFC Koolkerke's goalkeeper Ulises Steven to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the game, Twierdza Osowiec's Kartal Başar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ulises Steven made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. In the 42nd minute, Kevinn Dolar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Kartal Başar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ulises Steven made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kartal Başar in the 44th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kartal Başar to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Twierdza Osowiec's goal looked a bit too open when Joseph Smits came free, but Ricardo Hendrickx reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ricardo Hendrickx showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robertinho Carabajal, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 56th minute AFC Koolkerke were awarded a corner. Tang Di Nan went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Alex Koit managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robertinho Carabajal got free with Ricardo Hendrickx in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In a very dangerous position, a player in AFC Koolkerke fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 63rd minute. Penalty! In the 70th minute Jaap Stam 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. When Twierdza Osowiec's Kartal Başar in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Koolkerke's goalie prevented a goal. 78 minutes into the game, Twierdza Osowiec's Kartal Başar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ulises Steven made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. Robertinho Carabajal kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. 88 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's goal looked a bit too open when Kartal Başar came free, but Ulises Steven reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ulises Steven took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaap Stam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the AFC Koolkerke defense, Kartal Başar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ulises Steven. The AFC Koolkerke fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ulises Steven should have stopped the shot. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Twierdza Osowiec fans cheered their team off the field, for while AFC Koolkerke had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.