Friendly League

Pieton Stadion
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) De Bruyne's Robert Lissens 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. 2 minutes into the game, Tibo Koens was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. De Bruyne's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mangotsfield the free kick. After a rather tough play, De Bruyne's Tibo Koens got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In the 3rd minute of the match Anudara Bhutia shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Richmond Van Linthoudt showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to Mangotsfield getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Rajendran Grewal hit a great ball. Robert Lissens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jasavira Dhotre having to interfere. In the 14th minute, Charlie Eekhout hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Robert Lissens struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Jasavira Dhotre didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for De Bruyne. After 25 minutes, Robert Lissens made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Mangotsfield's Jasavira Dhotre tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Robert Lissens succeeded in the game's 28th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-0. Jasavira Dhotre was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Staf Sielis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Staf Sielis really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. 44 minutes into the match, De Bruyne's goal looked a bit too open when Karajala Takkar came free, but Richmond Van Linthoudt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 6-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Karajala Takkar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Robert Lissens put it in 7-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jasavira Dhotre. When De Bruyne's Robert Lissens in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mangotsfield's goalie prevented a goal. Mangotsfield's Jasavira Dhotre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Staf Sielis in the 64th minute of play. When Staf Sielis came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the De Bruyne 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 Staf Sielis couldn't finish the play. 69 minutes into the match, De Bruyne's goal looked a bit too open when Bisambharnatha Denhoy came free, but Richmond Van Linthoudt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Rajendran Grewal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mangotsfield's supporters rose to their feet, but Rajendran Grewal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Richmond Van Linthoudt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When De Bruyne's Robert Lissens in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mangotsfield's goalie prevented a goal. Rajendran Grewal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Richmond Van Linthoudt made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Mangotsfield's Jai Rai got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 81st minute, Bisambharnatha Denhoy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 85 minutes into the game, Robert Lissens cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Jasavira Dhotre was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 89th minute, Robert Lissens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mangotsfield's Jai Rai shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 96th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Richmond Van Linthoudt but with some difficulty. De Bruyne's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.