Friendly League

De Beverdam
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Olen Homo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Garry Heijlen came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Karhulan Veikot's Olen Homo. But to his dismay, Olen Homo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. If Bertel Van Bever had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 12 played minutes De Beverpatrouille got a freekick which was hit by Christoph Gebuers. Toby Van Bever charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Toby Van Bever the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 14th minute, Toby Van Bever hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Olen Homo might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Garry Heijlen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Olen Homo ran back to his position shaking his head. Garry Heijlen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olen Homo in the 20th minute of the match. Olen Homo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Garry Heijlen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fredrik Van Bever sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 33rd minute, Bertel Van Bever fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Tuomo Puikkonen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christoph Gebuers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Garry Heijlen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olen Homo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karhulan Veikot's Olen Homo got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The De Beverpatrouille players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Karhulan Veikot were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bertel Van Bever stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joona Rosenqvist during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 52 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Karhulan Veikot! After a defensive mix-up in Karhulan Veikot's zone, Christoph Gebuers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tuomo Puikkonen came out of the goal and Christoph Gebuers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bertel Van Bever charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bertel Van Bever the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to De Beverpatrouille getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Bertel Van Bever hit a great ball. Olen Homo struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Garry Heijlen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Karhulan Veikot. Tuomo Puikkonen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christoph Gebuers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute, Kaarlo Heliskoski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 73 minutes, Bertel Van Bever managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. De Beverpatrouille's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bertel Van Bever was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 78 minutes into the match, Karhulan Veikot's goal looked a bit too open when Bertel Van Bever came free, but Tuomo Puikkonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Olen Homo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Karhulan Veikot's supporters rose to their feet, but Olen Homo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Garry Heijlen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Christoph Gebuers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Tuomo Puikkonen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of De Beverpatrouille booed when Karhulan Veikot was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joona Rosenqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 90 played minutes, De Beverpatrouille's Gérard Van Bever shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tuomo Puikkonen came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in De Beverpatrouille reached it. Christoph Gebuers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 94thth minute of the game Bertel Van Bever who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Karhulan Veikot's Tuomo Puikkonen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. De Beverpatrouille's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.