Friendly League

Blaton
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Geltzman made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 3 minutes, Daniel Geltzman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Matsuvah's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Geltzman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Daniel Geltzman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th minute, Zelig Margolis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SC Matsuvah's Daniel Geltzman got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zelig Margolis charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zelig Margolis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Avinathan Eisenshtadt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guy Tijs in the 19th minute of the match. After 21 minutes of play, SC Matsuvah's Jasper Brand made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kenny Van Beersel was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bernard Colebrants hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. A collision led to Team in Construction getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Bernard Colebrants hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jasper Brand in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kenny Van Beersel saved Team in Construction from getting behind. After 36 minutes, Guy Tijs mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Team in Construction and the SC Matsuvah players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jasper Brand in the 39th minute of play forced Team in Construction's goalkeeper Kenny Van Beersel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Herman Thielemans hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The wind increased when Guy Tijs made the kick off in the second half. Avinathan Eisenshtadt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julien Vrints, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. 52 minutes into the game, SC Matsuvah's Jasper Brand nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kenny Van Beersel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Eshkol Mosheh hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. The Team in Construction fans' excitement grew in the 57th match minute when Team in Construction's Guy Tijs looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Kenny Van Beersel came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by SC Matsuvah's Daniel Geltzman. But to his dismay, Daniel Geltzman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-5. Avinathan Eisenshtadt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guy Tijs in the 65th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Team in Construction's goalkeeper Kenny Van Beersel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Geltzman. Kenny Van Beersel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jasper Brand in the 68th minute. If Jasper Brand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jasper Brand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 83rd minute, Oshry Machler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Jordy Van Achteren came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Team in Construction 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 Jordy Van Achteren couldn't finish the play. 90 minutes into the game, SC Matsuvah's Jasper Brand nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kenny Van Beersel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-8. Gunther Helssens charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gunther Helssens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 93 played minutes Team in Construction got a freekick which was hit by Gunther Helssens.