Friendly League

Rodenbachstadion
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dawid Olejarz made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute Kartal Başar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lajos Vadász saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. North Hill United's Lajos Vadász played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kartal Başar in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th minute Dawid Olejarz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Hendrickx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dawid Olejarz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ricardo Hendrickx came out and tried to block the shot, but Dawid Olejarz slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 8th minute. Dawid Olejarz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ricardo Hendrickx read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Kartal Başar scored 1-1 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lajos Vadász, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ricardo Hendrickx was a little too slow when Dawid Olejarz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 2-1. Dawid Olejarz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ricardo Hendrickx read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by Twierdza Osowiec's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kęstutis Survila was slow to take the kick. During this time North Hill United's players had a chance to rest. 38 minutes into the match, North Hill United's goal looked a bit too open when Kartal Başar came free, but Lajos Vadász reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lajos Vadász showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kartal Başar in the 39th minute of the match. Lajos Vadász stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kartal Başar's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. After 44 played minutes Twierdza Osowiec got a freekick which was hit by Pepo Orihuela. After 46 played minutes Twierdza Osowiec got a freekick which was hit by Jaap Stam. After the first half Twierdza Osowiec were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kartal Başar made a kick off. Kartal Başar took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lajos Vadász. Lajos Vadász dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. 54 minutes into the match, North Hill United's Dawid Olejarz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ricardo Hendrickx narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lajos Vadász didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kartal Başar went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-5 was the resulting score. North Hill United made a substitution. Carlos Sevenants replaced Krzysztof Pawlak. In the 63rd minute, Carlos Sevenants hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to North Hill United getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Carlos Sevenants hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Kartal Başar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lajos Vadász was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Kartal Başar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Twierdza Osowiec's supporters rose to their feet, but Kartal Başar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lajos Vadász breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Kartal Başar kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lajos Vadász. That made the score 2-6 in the 88 minute of play. In the 92nd match minute, North Hill United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Sevenants to maneuver through the defense. Lajos Vadász didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Timothy Strauss went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-7 was the resulting score. The North Hill United supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Twierdza Osowiec's performance. The match ended with a win for Twierdza Osowiec.