Friendly League

Rodenbachstadion
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Omer Vandamme kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Willem-Jan Grootjans's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lajos Vadász was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. After 5 minutes North Hill United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Feijo Fresnos who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Feijo Fresnos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but North Hill United's Lajos Vadász did a great save. Omer Vandamme blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ludo Vanden Bossche having to make a save. Omer Vandamme could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Ludo Vanden Bossche made a huge save. 20 minutes into the match, North Hill United's goal looked a bit too open when Fre van Eijnde came free, but Lajos Vadász reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laureano Shantala made in the 22nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by North Hill United's Steff Berckmans. Lajos Vadász made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by North Hill 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. A nice corner shot did that Feijo Fresnos got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Lajos Vadász quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 40th minute Abdi Mehmet Rakim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lajos Vadász saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abdi Mehmet Rakim was the one to do the kick off. In the 50th minute, Abdi Mehmet Rakim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lajos Vadász made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fre van Eijnde in the 53rd minute of play. Omer Vandamme might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ludo Vanden Bossche. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Omer Vandamme ran back to his position shaking his head. The Everett Hawks's Ludo Vanden Bossche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omer Vandamme in the 55th minute of play. Philip Goorts's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lajos Vadász firmly grabbed it by the left post. Lajos Vadász showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Philip Goorts in the 62nd minute of the match. Lajos Vadász made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 65th minute of play. In the 71st minute Philippe-Arnaud Heremans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lajos Vadász saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to North Hill United getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Omer Vandamme hit a great ball. Lajos Vadász made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 74th minute of play. After 80 minutes, Philippe-Arnaud Heremans made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. North Hill United's Lajos Vadász tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 87th minute, Omer Vandamme got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Steff Berckmans might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ludo Vanden Bossche. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Steff Berckmans ran back to his position shaking his head. When Omer Vandamme came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the North Hill United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Omer Vandamme couldn't finish the play. The supporters of The Everett Hawks booed when North Hill United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stephan Jannis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 96th minute, Feijo Fresnos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. The Everett Hawks had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.