Friendly League

Dome of The Hawks
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abdi Mehmet Rakim started the match with the kick off. Slaveyko Neev's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ludo Vanden Bossche read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute of the match Beek City got a corner. The Everett Hawks's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ademir Rodrigues ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 8th minute, Philippe-Arnaud Heremans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arian Beqaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 14th minute of play. Ludo Vanden Bossche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Slaveyko Neev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arian Beqaj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taha Bilgiç in the 23rd 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Philippe-Arnaud Heremans kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Arian Beqaj. That made the score 1-0 in the 29 minute of play. Slaveyko Neev might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ludo Vanden Bossche. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Slaveyko Neev ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 35thth minute of the game Slaveyko Neev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Everett Hawks's Ludo Vanden Bossche was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philip Goorts in the 36th minute of play forced Beek City's goalkeeper Arian Beqaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the game, Laureano Shantala threw the ball into play from the sideline. Beek City's Telis Lianos quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Slaveyko Neev was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, The Everett Hawks's Laureano Shantala got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Slaveyko Neev might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ludo Vanden Bossche. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Slaveyko Neev ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Slaveyko Neev got free with Ludo Vanden Bossche in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Salvador Rosalio might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ludo Vanden Bossche. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Salvador Rosalio ran back to his position shaking his head. Arian Beqaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Willem-Jan Grootjans in the 59th minute of play. Ludo Vanden Bossche was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Slaveyko Neev showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 63 minute of play. The Everett Hawks's Ludo Vanden Bossche proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save The Everett Hawks from getting a goal against them. Arian Beqaj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Arian Beqaj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Philippe-Arnaud Heremans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Everett Hawks made a substitution. Andy Van Aghten replaced Philip Goorts. A collision led to Beek City getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Salvador Rosalio hit a great ball. Arian Beqaj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luke Van Bostraeten in the 89th minute of the match. The supporters of The Everett Hawks booed when Beek City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Telis Lianos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Philippe-Arnaud Heremans had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arian Beqaj. Beek City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Philippe-Arnaud Heremans was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2.