Friendly League

Dome of The Hawks
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abdi Mehmet Rakim took the kick off in the first half of the match. Luiz Paulo Domingues hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Abdi Mehmet Rakim managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Everett Hawks's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdi Mehmet Rakim was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aron Rainea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Ludo Vanden Bossche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Balesio Arraz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Duda Barbosa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ludo Vanden Bossche was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Aron Rainea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 12th minute of play. Duda Barbosa kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Aron Rainea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 20th minute of the match. In the 21st match minute, XSX F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Paulo Domingues to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdi Mehmet Rakim got free with Aron Rainea in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ludo Vanden Bossche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Balesio Arraz in the 24th minute of play. XSX F.C.'s Aron Rainea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 26th minute of play. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Abdi Mehmet Rakim advanced and headed the ball into goal, 1-0 in the 28th minute. With a little luck, XSX F.C.'s Aron Rainea got control of the ball when Fre van Eijnde tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ludo Vanden Bossche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Balesio Arraz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aron Rainea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 37th minute. Aron Rainea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 38th minute of play. 38 minutes into the game, Abdi Mehmet Rakim cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Aron Rainea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aron Rainea was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Philippe-Arnaud Heremans capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Philippe-Arnaud Heremans really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Balesio Arraz was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 54th minute of play forced XSX F.C.'s goalkeeper Aron Rainea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute, Abdi Mehmet Rakim ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aron Rainea was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Aron Rainea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fre van Eijnde, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 62 minutes into the match, XSX F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Abdi Mehmet Rakim came free, but Aron Rainea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aron Rainea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Willem-Jan Grootjans in the 63rd minute of the match. Aron Rainea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Willem-Jan Grootjans, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 74th minute, Willem-Jan Grootjans made a precise shot to the right of Aron Rainea. XSX F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. A collision led to XSX F.C. getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Jocelyn Angloma hit a great ball. The Everett Hawks made a substitution. Andy Van Aghten replaced Philip Goorts. The supporters of The Everett Hawks booed when XSX F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jocelyn Angloma didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdi Mehmet Rakim struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Aron Rainea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Everett Hawks. In the 86th minute Abdi Mehmet Rakim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Rainea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aron Rainea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 90 minutes into the match, XSX F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Luke Van Bostraeten came free, but Aron Rainea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd minute Abdi Mehmet Rakim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Rainea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in The Everett Hawks's zone, Balesio Arraz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ludo Vanden Bossche came out of the goal and Balesio Arraz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 96th minute Abdi Mehmet Rakim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Rainea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.