Friendly League

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alfons Ceulemans started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Pannekoeken was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wim Zwaanswijk to maneuver through the defense. Pannekoeken's Ronald Kip played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilian Sulems in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Arno Zonneveld hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfons Ceulemans in the 17th minute of play forced Pannekoeken's goalkeeper Ronald Kip to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of FC Draconia booed when Pannekoeken was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ton Rijkaard didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alfons Ceulemans was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 19th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Henry Ommen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mike Van Hooveldt read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. Pannekoeken's Ronald Kip played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfons Ceulemans in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arno Zonneveld in the 30th minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Mike Van Hooveldt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Arno Zonneveld made a precise shot to the right of Mike Van Hooveldt. FC Draconia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arno Zonneveld in the 33rd minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Mike Van Hooveldt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Draconia's Mike Van Hooveldt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erwin Heerspink in the 34th minute of play. Arno Zonneveld succeeded in the game's 37th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. 46 minutes into the match, Gilian Sulems had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ronald Kip. Pannekoeken's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gilian Sulems was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The FC Draconia players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Pannekoeken were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Arno Zonneveld made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Alfons Ceulemans managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Draconia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfons Ceulemans was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mike Van Hooveldt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arno Zonneveld in the 54th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erwin Heerspink during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 59th minute, Erwin Heerspink hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Pannekoeken's Henry Ommen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mike Van Hooveldt. That made the score 1-3 after 66 minutes of play. 69 minutes into the game, Ton Rijkaard was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pannekoeken's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Draconia the free kick. FC Draconia's Wes Van Der Meeren was substituted for Manuel Debecker. The supporters of FC Draconia booed when Pannekoeken was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ton Rijkaard didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 73rd minute of the match, Erwin Heerspink tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mike Van Hooveldt saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Erwin Heerspink came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Pannekoeken 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 Erwin Heerspink couldn't finish the play. A collision led to FC Draconia getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Gregory Cappelsmans hit a great ball. 81 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's goal looked a bit too open when Arno Zonneveld came free, but Mike Van Hooveldt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Henry Ommen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 89 minutes, Steff Bernage mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Draconia and the Pannekoeken players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 89th match minute, FC Draconia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Steff Bernage to maneuver through the defense. FC Draconia's Mike Van Hooveldt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arno Zonneveld in the 91st minute of play. Arno Zonneveld could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Mike Van Hooveldt made a huge save. FC Draconia's Mike Van Hooveldt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by René Batum in the 94th minute of play. Pannekoeken's Ronald Kip played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfons Ceulemans in the 97th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Pannekoeken walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.