Aarsele Stadion
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) de belletrekkers's Kristiaan Van de Velde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberigo Gianfrancesco in the 3rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Edgard Armentier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Polidori was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Edgard Armentier blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Armando Polidori having to make a save. A collision led to XMAS getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Comunardo Quadrini hit a great ball. 16 minutes into the match, XMAS's goalkeeper Armando Polidori had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rein Goethals. Kristiaan Van de Velde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberigo Gianfrancesco, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Edgard Armentier was extremely unlucky when he, in the 21st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. With an all-out effort, de belletrekkers's Armando Polidori threw himself towards the right post 21 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Edgard Armentier, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edgard Armentier in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Armando Polidori prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 23rd minute, Rein Goethals reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Armando Polidori. The goal made the score 1-0. Rein Goethals scored 2-0 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Armando Polidori, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ernesto Minichiello's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kristiaan Van de Velde read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. After having played for 36 minutes, Ernesto Minichiello managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. XMAS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ernesto Minichiello was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When XMAS's Ernesto Minichiello in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye de belletrekkers's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domenico Mantini in the 45th minute of play forced de belletrekkers's goalkeeper Kristiaan Van de Velde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to de belletrekkers getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Jonathan De Smet hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ernesto Minichiello stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kristiaan Van de Velde made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ernesto Minichiello in the 51st minute. When Alberigo Gianfrancesco came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the XMAS 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 Alberigo Gianfrancesco couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Rein Goethals's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Polidori was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Rein Goethals sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rein Goethals's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Armando Polidori read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. de belletrekkers's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jonathan De Smet in the 63rd minute. A nice corner shot did that Jonathan De Smet got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Armando Polidori quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 65 minutes into the match, Rein Goethals had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Armando Polidori. XMAS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rein Goethals was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Kristiaan Van de Velde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Minichiello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute, Rein Goethals made a precise shot to the right of Armando Polidori. XMAS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. de belletrekkers's Kristiaan Van de Velde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberigo Gianfrancesco in the 81st minute of play. Jonathan De Smet kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the game, Ernesto Minichiello was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. XMAS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave de belletrekkers the free kick. After a rather tough play, XMAS's Ernesto Minichiello got a free kick in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute, one of XMAS:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for XMAS. In the 95th minute Alberigo Gianfrancesco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristiaan Van de Velde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the XMAS players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for de belletrekkers.
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