Friendly League

Dome of The Hawks
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Haithabu FC's Gervasio Albonico 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. In the 4th match minute, The Everett Hawks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Josef Roscams to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Torres in the 6th 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. 10 minutes into the match, Haithabu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abdi Mehmet Rakim came free, but Fabian Söderström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Torres in the 11th 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. Haithabu FC's Fabian Söderström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 12th minute of play. Fabian Söderström made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Abdi Mehmet Rakim sent off a good shot on target. Fabian Söderström 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. Simon Blomquist kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. When Willem-Jan Grootjans came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the The Everett Hawks 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 Willem-Jan Grootjans couldn't finish the play. Fabian Söderström 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 24th minute. Jacinto Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fre van Eijnde scored 1-0 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fabian Söderström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 29 minutes, Tanek Fronczak mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Everett Hawks and the Haithabu FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 34 minutes into the game, Jacinto Torres cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Ludo Vanden Bossche was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 36thth minute of the game Gervasio Albonico 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. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Gervasio Albonico sped through The Everett Hawks's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ludo Vanden Bossche. When Haithabu FC's Jacinto Torres in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Everett Hawks's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Torres in the 41st 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 Everett Hawks's Ludo Vanden Bossche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacinto Torres in the 44th minute of play. Fabian Söderström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 46th minute of the match. A collision led to The Everett Hawks getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Philip Goorts hit a great ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abdi Mehmet Rakim made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 51st minute of play forced Haithabu FC's goalkeeper Fabian Söderström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes into the match, Haithabu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fre van Eijnde came free, but Fabian Söderström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Haithabu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abdi Mehmet Rakim came free, but Fabian Söderström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Haithabu FC's Önder Kaçan got a free kick in the 59th minute. After 60 played minutes, The Everett Hawks's Philip Goorts shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Fabian Söderström came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in The Everett Hawks reached it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gervasio Albonico got free with Ludo Vanden Bossche in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fabian Söderström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 63rd minute of play. Ludo Vanden Bossche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacinto Torres in the 65th minute of the match. In the 67th minute Jacinto Torres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludo Vanden Bossche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute, Fre van Eijnde left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Everett Hawks fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Fabian Söderström 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. In the 75th match minute, Haithabu FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kurt Slaghmeulders to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute Philippe-Arnaud Heremans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Söderström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 Gervasio Albonico in the 83rd minute of play. Haithabu FC made a substitution. Conrad Vrolijcx replaced Adrian Astigar. Haithabu FC's Marc Van Beets was substituted for Kurt Slaghmeulders. Ludo Vanden Bossche was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gervasio Albonico showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 88 minute of play. Conrad Vrolijcx hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match.