Friendly League

Aarsele Stadion
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aurelian Barboni got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mateus Botelho during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of de belletrekkers booed when . SC Manhattan . was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mateus Botelho didn't get a good kick on the ball. 19 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when de belletrekkers's Aurelian Barboni fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. If Wilton Valladares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 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 Chico Valadares in the 22nd minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goal looked a bit too open when Aurelian Barboni came free, but Mehmet Kerem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kristiaan Van de Velde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chico Valadares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 Chico Valadares in the 30th minute of play. In the 39thth minute of the game Chico Valadares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but de belletrekkers's Kristiaan Van de Velde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, . SC Manhattan .'s Markus Münch got a free kick in the 43rd minute. de belletrekkers's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 45th minute of the game, when Kurt de Rudder after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of . SC Manhattan .'s goal. Kurt de Rudder was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. 47 minutes into the game, . SC Manhattan .'s Chico Valadares nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kristiaan Van de Velde made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After the first half . SC Manhattan . were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Chico Valadares was the one to do the kick off. Chico Valadares'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 55th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goal looked a bit too open when Aurelian Barboni came free, but Mehmet Kerem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rein Goethals in the 64th minute of play forced . SC Manhattan .'s goalkeeper Mehmet Kerem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chico Valadares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Kristiaan Van de Velde made a huge save. In the 66th minute Aurelian Barboni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mehmet Kerem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Chico Valadares managed to get in a good position for a shot. . SC Manhattan .'s supporters rose to their feet, but Chico Valadares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kristiaan Van de Velde breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to de belletrekkers getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Robbie Gramet hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as . SC Manhattan .'s Chico Valadares slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Kristiaan Van de Velde. That made the score 0-3 after 83 minutes of play. After some careless play in the . SC Manhattan . defense, Rein Goethals kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mehmet Kerem. The . SC Manhattan . fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mehmet Kerem should have stopped the shot. 93 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goal looked a bit too open when Aurelian Barboni came free, but Mehmet Kerem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.