Friendly League

Jacksonville Arena
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. Oscar Cruz started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute Omer Vandamme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogelio Hanni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Burak Öz took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Shi Ang Xiong to make any attempt to save it. 20 minutes into the match, North Hill United's goalkeeper Shi Ang Xiong had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by King Batistuta. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Omer Vandamme in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rogelio Hanni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Omer Vandamme blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rogelio Hanni having to make a save. Jacksonville 67's Rogelio Hanni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omer Vandamme in the 25th minute of play. North Hill United's Omer Vandamme got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Shi Ang Xiong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shi Ang Xiong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Burak Öz in the 30th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Jacksonville 67's Burak Öz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Shi Ang Xiong. That made the score 2-0 after 30 minutes of play. Omer Vandamme blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rogelio Hanni having to make a save. Jacksonville 67's Rogelio Hanni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omer Vandamme in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Jacksonville 67's goalkeeper Rogelio Hanni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 38 minutes into the match, Jacksonville 67's goal looked a bit too open when Omer Vandamme came free, but Rogelio Hanni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. North Hill United's Omer Vandamme got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Jacksonville 67's Freek Wander got a free kick in the 40th minute. Kęstutis Survila charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kęstutis Survila the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Jacksonville 67 booed when North Hill United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kęstutis Survila didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The wind increased when Omer Vandamme made the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes North Hill United got a freekick which was hit by Kęstutis Survila. 57 minutes into the game, King Batistuta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Shi Ang Xiong was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Shi Ang Xiong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Burak Öz in the 61st minute of the match. After 67 minutes of play, Jacksonville 67's Burak Öz made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Shi Ang Xiong was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sven Horring kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. When Yao Zhou Jian came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the North Hill United 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 Yao Zhou Jian couldn't finish the play. When North Hill United's Omer Vandamme in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Jacksonville 67's goalie prevented a goal. Shi Ang Xiong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Jacksonville 67's Rogelio Hanni got control of the ball when Omer Vandamme tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 79th minute, Burak Öz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jacksonville 67 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Pieter Harmens scored 6-0 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Shi Ang Xiong, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Frederick Vereeken kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Rogelio Hanni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omer Vandamme in the 91st minute of the match. After 94 played minutes North Hill United got a freekick which was hit by Kęstutis Survila. An unexpectedly hard shot by King Batistuta in the 96th minute of play forced North Hill United's goalkeeper Shi Ang Xiong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacksonville 67'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.