Friendly League

Koolkerke Stadion
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Robertinho Carabajal started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ulises Steven 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 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 4th minute of play forced AFC Koolkerke's goalkeeper Ulises Steven to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 7 played minutes The Everett Hawks got a freekick which was hit by Abdi Mehmet Rakim. In the 9th minute Abdi Mehmet Rakim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulises Steven saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 18 played minutes The Everett Hawks got a freekick which was hit by Philip Goorts. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 27th minute of play forced AFC Koolkerke's goalkeeper Ulises Steven to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robertinho Carabajal might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ludo Vanden Bossche. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Robertinho Carabajal ran back to his position shaking his head. Robertinho Carabajal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to AFC Koolkerke getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Urtsua Macías hit a great ball. Robertinho Carabajal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ludo Vanden Bossche having to interfere. AFC Koolkerke's Ulises Steven played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fre van Eijnde in the 46th minute of play. Robertinho Carabajal kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abdi Mehmet Rakim to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Joseph Smits got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 56 minutes into the game, AFC Koolkerke's Robertinho Carabajal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ludo Vanden Bossche made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. When Fre van Eijnde fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Everett Hawks's protests and gave Fre van Eijnde a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to The Everett Hawks getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Fre van Eijnde hit a great ball. Tang Di Nan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ludo Vanden Bossche. The Everett Hawks's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Robertinho Carabajal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to AFC Koolkerke getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Christer Sunde hit a great ball. Ludo Vanden Bossche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robertinho Carabajal in the 74th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 76th minute of play forced AFC Koolkerke's goalkeeper Ulises Steven to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Tang Di Nan fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC Koolkerke's protests and gave Tang Di Nan a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to AFC Koolkerke getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Tang Di Nan hit a great ball. The Everett Hawks made a substitution. Luke Van Bostraeten replaced Willem-Jan Grootjans. After a rather tough play, AFC Koolkerke's Tang Di Nan got a free kick in the 78th minute. With a little luck, AFC Koolkerke's Ulises Steven got control of the ball when Philippe-Arnaud Heremans tried to sneak it across the goal line. Robertinho Carabajal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Ludo Vanden Bossche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ludo Vanden Bossche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joseph Smits, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Ludo Vanden Bossche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robertinho Carabajal, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Fre van Eijnde could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Ulises Steven made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 95th minute of play forced AFC Koolkerke's goalkeeper Ulises Steven to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 97th minute, Urtsua Macías hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. For all the effort they put into the match, the The Everett Hawks players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for AFC Koolkerke.