Friendly League

Alpina Stadium
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Quentin Leenders kicked off to start the match. Quentin Leenders's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jacinto de Azevedo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. After 6 minutes Milanis E.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Anthoon De Wyngaert who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Anthoon De Wyngaert got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jacinto de Azevedo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Laurence Cuppens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Júlio Pombal, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After 10 played minutes Alpina FC got a freekick which was hit by Victor Capelle. When Ademar Donato came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Milanis E.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ademar Donato couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Júlio Pombal in the 16th minute of play forced Alpina FC's goalkeeper Laurence Cuppens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Alpina FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Klaas Van Brussel hit a great ball. Diederick Valckeneers hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the game, Victor Capelle was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alpina FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Milanis E.C. the free kick. After a rather tough play, Alpina FC's Victor Capelle got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute of the match Augusto das Neves shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Laurence Cuppens showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Dominik De Weerdt's late challenge caught a Milanis E.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dominik De Weerdt helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Alpina FC's Dominik De Weerdt got a free kick in the 32nd minute. A collision led to Alpina FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Quentin Leenders hit a great ball. Alpina FC's Laurence Cuppens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Carlos da Cunha in the 34th minute of play. If Quentin Leenders had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elivélton da Silva kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Quentin Leenders struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Jacinto de Azevedo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alpina FC. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Júlio Pombal to make the kick off. Jacinto de Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quentin Leenders, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 57th minute, Fabiano de Sousa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Laurence Cuppens was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. If Quentin Leenders had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Ademar Donato managed to get in a good position for a shot. Milanis E.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Ademar Donato was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Laurence Cuppens breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Ademar Donato had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute, Zé Carlos da Cunha reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Laurence Cuppens. The goal made the score 0-3. If Quentin Leenders had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dominik De Weerdt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute, Augusto das Neves 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. Victor Capelle kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Fabiano de Sousa kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Ademar Donato hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. If Quentin Leenders had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Quentin Leenders had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 95th minute Júlio Pombal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurence Cuppens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Alpina FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Milanis E.C.'s performance. The match ended with a win for Milanis E.C..