Ramblers Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The Everett Hawks's Abdi Mehmet Rakim started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Eduardo Pereyra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fre van Eijnde, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 9 minutes into the game, Fre van Eijnde cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Eduardo Pereyra was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. New York Red Bulls's Eduardo Pereyra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 12th minute of play. In the 16th minute, George Schiau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eduardo Pereyra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, The Everett Hawks's goal looked a bit too open when George Schiau came free, but Ludo Vanden Bossche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 20 minutes The Everett Hawks's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Basarab Panduru who took care of the corner kick. New York Red Bulls's Basarab Panduru was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ludo Vanden Bossche in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. New York Red Bulls's Eduardo Pereyra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fre van Eijnde in the 22nd minute of play. Eduardo Pereyra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Willem-Jan Grootjans in the 24th minute of play. After 26 minutes New York Red Bulls's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Feijo Fresnos who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of New York Red Bulls's goalie and right to Willem-Jan Grootjans. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. New York Red Bulls's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 29 minutes into the match, New York Red Bulls's goal looked a bit too open when Abdi Mehmet Rakim came free, but Eduardo Pereyra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute Willem-Jan Grootjans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Pereyra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fre van Eijnde in the 36th minute of play forced New York Red Bulls's goalkeeper Eduardo Pereyra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eduardo Pereyra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim in the 37th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, New York Red Bulls's goal looked a bit too open when Philippe-Arnaud Heremans came free, but Eduardo Pereyra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, New York Red Bulls's goal looked a bit too open when Willem-Jan Grootjans came free, but Eduardo Pereyra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristinel Alamaru hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Eduardo Pereyra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Philippe-Arnaud Heremans, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Ludo Vanden Bossche was out of position in the 47 minute of play, and Nazım Taci capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nazım Taci really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.
After having played for 57 minutes, Fre van Eijnde managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Everett Hawks's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fre van Eijnde was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Philippe-Arnaud Heremans's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eduardo Pereyra read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. New York Red Bulls's Eduardo Pereyra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save New York Red Bulls from getting a goal against them. A collision led to New York Red Bulls getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Dong Hong Jian hit a great ball. Fre van Eijnde sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eduardo Pereyra was out of position in the 71 minute of play, and Philippe-Arnaud Heremans capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Philippe-Arnaud Heremans really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. In the 75th minute of the match, Philippe-Arnaud Heremans tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eduardo Pereyra saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 75th match minute, The Everett Hawks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willem-Jan Grootjans to maneuver through the defense. New York Red Bulls's Nazım Taci got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Everett Hawks's Luke Van Bostraeten was substituted for Willem-Jan Grootjans. The Everett Hawks made a substitution. Andy Van Aghten replaced Philip Goorts. Eduardo Pereyra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abdi Mehmet Rakim's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. Luke Van Bostraeten received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Eduardo Pereyra came out and tried to block the shot, but Luke Van Bostraeten slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 86th minute. Eduardo Pereyra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fre van Eijnde in the 90th minute. 92 minutes into the match, New York Red Bulls's goal looked a bit too open when Abdi Mehmet Rakim came free, but Eduardo Pereyra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match was over The Everett Hawks could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than New York Red Bulls throughout the match.
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