Friendly League

De Beverdam
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, 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. John Crabtree started the match with the kick off. The supporters of De Beverpatrouille booed when Tango en Miami FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alberto Norman didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th match minute, Tango en Miami FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack Shaw to maneuver through the defense. A long shot from Christoph Gebuers in the 7th minute of play was well struck, but Graig Davenport made a really good save at the right post. After a rather tough play, De Beverpatrouille's Ronald Meynen got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 13th minute John Crabtree shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loui Volens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 17 minutes De Beverpatrouille's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jack Shaw who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Tango en Miami FC's Graham Kearney getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind De Beverpatrouille's goalkeeper Loui Volens, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tango en Miami FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jack Shaw in the 22nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claus Rijmenans in the 29th minute of play forced Tango en Miami FC's goalkeeper Graig Davenport to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the game, Claus Rijmenans cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Graig Davenport was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Graig Davenport made an important save on a dangerous shot by Barry Van Bever in the 33rd minute. A collision led to Tango en Miami FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Francisco Temple hit a great ball. With a little luck, Tango en Miami FC's Graig Davenport got control of the ball when Angelo Stoffels tried to sneak it across the goal line. De Beverpatrouille's Loui Volens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Norman in the 43rd minute of play. 45 minutes into the game, Alberto Norman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Loui Volens was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Claus Rijmenans was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claus Rijmenans in the 51st minute of play forced Tango en Miami FC's goalkeeper Graig Davenport to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Graig Davenport made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claus Rijmenans in the 53rd minute of play. 54 minutes into the game, Tango en Miami FC's Graham Kearney nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Loui Volens made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. When Graham Kearney came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Tango en Miami FC 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 Graham Kearney couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Graham Kearney in the 64th minute of play forced De Beverpatrouille's goalkeeper Loui Volens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 66 played minutes Tango en Miami FC got a freekick which was hit by Jack Shaw. Graig Davenport made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christoph Gebuers in the 67th minute of play. Graig Davenport took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christoph Gebuers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the match, De Beverpatrouille's goalkeeper Loui Volens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Graham Kearney. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claus Rijmenans in the 76th minute of play forced Tango en Miami FC's goalkeeper Graig Davenport to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. De Beverpatrouille's Loui Volens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Norman in the 77th minute of play. In the 79thth minute of the game Claus Rijmenans who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tango en Miami FC's Graig Davenport was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, De Beverpatrouille's Ivan Van Meerbeek got a free kick in the 83rd minute. The audience was convinced that Barry Van Bever's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Graig Davenport was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. De Beverpatrouille's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Christoph Gebuers in the 86th minute. After a rather tough play, Tango en Miami FC's Jack Shaw got a free kick in the 87th minute. Graig Davenport made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barry Van Bever in the 90th minute of play. Angelo Stoffels took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Graig Davenport. Graig Davenport dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Graig Davenport showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barry Van Bever, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. De Beverpatrouille were victorious despite being under pressure from Tango en Miami FC for much of the match.