Friendly League

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aykutalp Tecelli kicked off to start the match. Virgil Lindelöf's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jerome Ngake read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. The supporters of SV Balverliefd booed when FC Draconia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gorbea Castejana didn't get a good kick on the ball. 11 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's goal looked a bit too open when Virgil Lindelöf came free, but Jerome Ngake reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jerome Ngake showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virgil Lindelöf, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 13 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's Benny Hill sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yorrick Zoethout narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 17th minute of the match FC Draconia got a corner. SV Balverliefd's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Benny Van der Poorten ran over to the corner to take the kick. SV Balverliefd's Yorrick Zoethout proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save SV Balverliefd from getting a goal against them. FC Draconia's Jerome Ngake played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgil Lindelöf in the 24th minute of play. SV Balverliefd's Yorrick Zoethout proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save SV Balverliefd from getting a goal against them. Benny Hills short, quick shot in the 35thth minute got Yorrick Zoethout to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Benny Hill had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40th minute, SV Balverliefd's Lisandro Heerckes seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Lisandro Heerckes the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of SV Balverliefd protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Lisandro Heerckes had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 42nd minute, the referee gave FC Draconia a penalty. Benny Van der Poorten looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Yorrick Zoethout. Aykutalp Tecelli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerome Ngake having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Benny Hill stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's goalkeeper Jerome Ngake had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aykutalp Tecelli. In the 54th minute Benny Hill shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yorrick Zoethout saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes into the game, FC Draconia's Joaquin Lekubegi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yorrick Zoethout made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benny Hill in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yorrick Zoethout prevented the ball from getting in the gole. FC Draconia's Robbin Dirickx was substituted for Joaquin Lekubegi. FC Draconia's Gregoire Decorte was substituted for Benny Hill. A nice corner shot did that Harald Sulems got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Yorrick Zoethout quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. FC Draconia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Harald Sulems in the 69th minute. With a little luck, FC Draconia's Jerome Ngake got control of the ball when Aykutalp Tecelli tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gregoire Decorte scored 3-0 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yorrick Zoethout, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 78thth minute of the game Gregoire Decorte who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SV Balverliefd's Yorrick Zoethout was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Yorrick Zoethout showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gregoire Decorte, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Jerome Ngake came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by SV Balverliefd's Melker Gudmundsson. But to his dismay, Melker Gudmundsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Aykutalp Tecelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 94 minutes into the match, Jyrki Kujanpää had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jerome Ngake. FC Draconia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jyrki Kujanpää was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. FC Draconia's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.