Friendly League

Melbourne Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Fleming Benton made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to Bruly getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Loid Focquier hit a great ball. Matthieu Van den Berge's late challenge caught a Melbourne 007's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matthieu Van den Berge helped the player get up and apologised. In the 5th match minute, Bruly was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matthieu Van den Berge to maneuver through the defense. After 5 played minutes Melbourne 007 got a freekick which was hit by Fleming Benton. After a rather tough play, Bruly's Angelo Gelens got a free kick in the 7th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Kane Kennewell managed to get in a good position for a shot. Melbourne 007's supporters rose to their feet, but Kane Kennewell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mathias-Alexander De Block breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mathias-Alexander De Block made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Payne Maddern sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Melbourne 007 getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Zackery Hanslow hit a great ball. In the 17th minute Luc Van Linthaut shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jasmine Kuch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luc Van Linthaut in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jasmine Kuch saved Melbourne 007 from getting behind. Mathias-Alexander De Block made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brook Yard in the 20th minute of play. In the 21st minute Fleming Benton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mathias-Alexander De Block saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Payne Maddern sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brook Yard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Mathias-Alexander De Block successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fleming Benton in the 43rd minute of play forced Bruly's goalkeeper Mathias-Alexander De Block to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Bruly getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Matthieu Van den Berge hit a great ball. 47 minutes into the match, Bruly's goalkeeper Mathias-Alexander De Block had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Brook Yard. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Fleming Benton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 52nd minute, Payne Maddern 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. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by Melbourne 007's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Matthieu Van den Berge was slow to take the kick. During this time Bruly's players had a chance to rest. After a defensive mix-up in Melbourne 007's zone, Niki Roelants stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jasmine Kuch came out of the goal and Niki Roelants tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Luc Van Linthaut's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jasmine Kuch was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Mathias-Alexander De Block made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fleming Benton in the 66th minute of play. Jasmine Kuch made an important save on a dangerous shot by Matthieu Van den Berge in the 71st minute. Niki Roelants sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fleming Benton in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mathias-Alexander De Block prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Brendan Rennie kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Melbourne 007's Jasmine Kuch proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Melbourne 007 from getting a goal against them. Melbourne 007's defense didn't have a chance, in the 90th minute, when Luc Van Linthaut scored to the left of an out of position Jasmine Kuch, making the score, 1-1. 93 minutes into the match, Bruly's goal looked a bit too open when Brook Yard came free, but Mathias-Alexander De Block reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.