Friendly League

Temple of Solomon
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Márk Kovács started the match with the kick off. In the 7th match minute, Berenjenas de Punto Fijo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Miliano to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Ramiréz in the 10th minute of play forced Templars FC's goalkeeper André Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Templars FC's Márk Kovács sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thibaut Vandamme narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dieter Denys kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute Alvaro Ramiréz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juli Alvarez in the 25th minute of play forced Templars FC's goalkeeper André Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thibaut Vandamme made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Márk Kovács sent off a good shot on target. Alvaro Ramiréz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. André Courtois tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. André Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juli Alvarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Bonifacio Turri's late challenge caught a Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bonifacio Turri helped the player get up and apologised. In the 42nd minute, Bonifacio Turri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. André Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dieter Denys in the 43rd minute of play. Thibaut Vandamme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Márk Kovács, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Juli Alvarez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Juli Alvarez kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. If Alvaro Ramiréz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Márk Kovács's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thibaut Vandamme was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Alvaro Ramiréz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but André Courtois made a huge save. In the 62ndth minute of the game Márk Kovács who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's Thibaut Vandamme was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 63 minutes Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Staffan Apelqvist who took care of the corner kick. Thibaut Vandamme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Márk Kovács in the 67th minute of the match. In the 72ndth minute of the game Behram Vacit who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Templars FC's André Courtois was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A hard shot 73 in the game by Juli Alvarez from a close distance when the talented André Courtois managed to make a qualified save. Templars FC's players were relieved. 75 minutes into the match, Templars FC's goal looked a bit too open when Juli Alvarez came free, but André Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 78 minutes of play, Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's Behram Vacit made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. André Courtois was left in no man's land by his defense there! Templars FC made a substitution. Adelino Marques replaced Ziya Onur Muzaffer. Templars FC made a substitution. Jonathan Sammut replaced Márk Kovács.