Friendly League

Gora Park
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Warriors of Gora™'s Momčilo Zafirović 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. The audience was convinced that Baba Baadgaards's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alex Pihl was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Baba Baadgaards fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alex Pihl having to interfere. Alex Pihl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baba Baadgaards, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Momčilo Zafirović took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alex Pihl. Alex Pihl dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Charles Müller showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruben Smidts in the 14th minute of the match. Alex Pihl made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Big Ben sent off a good shot on target. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Warriors of Gora™'s goalkeeper Charles Müller, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 23 minutes Warriors of Gora™'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Peng Xu who took care of the corner kick. The corner led SK Mons's Peng Xu to fire away a dangerous shot which Charles Müller despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Big Ben notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of SK Mons's Alex Pihl. Alex Pihl was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Momčilo Zafirović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radoslav Krneta in the 33rd minute of play forced SK Mons's goalkeeper Alex Pihl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute Cornel Ulici shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles Müller saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th match minute, SK Mons was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sammy Van Houdtvin to maneuver through the defense. After 46 played minutes Warriors of Gora™ got a freekick which was hit by Feđa Jeremić. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cornel Ulici stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Baba Baadgaards had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alex Pihl. SK Mons's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Baba Baadgaards was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Sergio Deman's late challenge caught a Warriors of Gora™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sergio Deman helped the player get up and apologised. After 54 played minutes SK Mons got a freekick which was hit by Sergio Deman. After a defensive mix-up in SK Mons's zone, Big Ben stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alex Pihl came out of the goal and Big Ben tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. SK Mons made a substitution. Yanniek Verhaert replaced Sammy Van Houdtvin. In the 64th match minute, Warriors of Gora™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Radoslav Krneta to maneuver through the defense. Cornel Ulici kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 69th minute Big Ben shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Pihl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the game, Radoslav Krneta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Alex Pihl was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 74th minute, Radoslav Krneta made a precise shot to the right of Alex Pihl. SK Mons's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. A hard shot 80 in the game by Ruben Smidts from a close distance when the talented Charles Müller managed to make a qualified save. Warriors of Gora™'s players were relieved. Baba Baadgaards scored 8-0 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alex Pihl, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Diamantino Britto kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. In the 89th minute Radoslav Krneta suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. When Benoit Gijselinckx fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SK Mons's protests and gave Benoit Gijselinckx a yellow card for diving instead. 92 minutes into the match, Warriors of Gora™'s Big Ben broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After a rather tough play, SK Mons's Şeref Erez got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Momčilo Zafirović's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alex Pihl read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. After a rather tough play, SK Mons's Diamantino Britto got a free kick in the 96th minute. Big Ben recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 97th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Warriors of Gora™'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.