Friendly League

Aarsele Stadion
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, de belletrekkers's Teun Rondou got a free kick in the 6th minute. 7 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's goal looked a bit too open when Arí Terra came free, but Baxter De Hond reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rein Goethals might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carlos Miguel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rein Goethals ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 16th minute, de belletrekkers's Daan Vos seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Daan Vos the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of de belletrekkers protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Daan Vos had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of de belletrekkers:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of GRÊMIO:s goal. Baxter De Hond went to the wrong direction when Roger Machado was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Anísio Esteves hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Fontes in the 21st minute of play forced de belletrekkers's goalkeeper Baxter De Hond to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 22 minutes, Rein Goethals mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the de belletrekkers and the GRÊMIO players grew even worse after the yellow card. Baxter De Hond stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roberto Fontes's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Rein Goethals could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Carlos Miguel made a huge save. 32 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's Rein Goethals sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos Miguel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 39 minutes into the game, Robbie Gramet was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. de belletrekkers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GRÊMIO the free kick. Robbie Gramet kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. When Anísio Esteves fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GRÊMIO's protests and gave Anísio Esteves a yellow card for diving instead. Rein Goethals received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Carlos Miguel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Roberto Fontes made the kick off in the second half. Baxter De Hond made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Arí Terra sent off a good shot on target. Arí Terra kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Roberto Fontes's late challenge caught a de belletrekkers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roberto Fontes helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of de belletrekkers booed when GRÊMIO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roberto Fontes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th minute, Teun Rondou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Norbert Van den Gans made in the 60th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Aurelian Barboni however managed to control. 62 minutes into the match, GRÊMIO's goal looked a bit too open when Rein Goethals came free, but Carlos Miguel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Miguel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rein Goethals, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. If Rein Goethals had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. de belletrekkers's defense didn't have a chance, in the 70th minute, when Geovanni Maia scored to the left of an out of position Baxter De Hond, making the score, 0-3. 74 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's goalkeeper Baxter De Hond had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roberto Fontes. After having played for 75 minutes, Rein Goethals managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. de belletrekkers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rein Goethals was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Anísio Esteves hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Carlos Miguel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rein Goethals in the 77th minute of play. If Rein Goethals had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Elpidio Gai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Baxter De Hond took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elpidio Gai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Baxter De Hond showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Fontes in the 89th minute of the match. After having played for 93 minutes, Rein Goethals managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. de belletrekkers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rein Goethals was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. GRÊMIO's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.