League

Artevelde-Stadion
Spectators: 8441 (Terracing: 6332, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Octaaf Nijs took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the match, Real F.C. Ciudad-Ganda's goal looked a bit too open when Fang Bin Tian came free, but Ray Van Gorp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ray Van Gorp came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Forza Heppenbach's Fang Bin Tian. But to his dismay, Fang Bin Tian quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Forza Heppenbach's Stephan Appiah got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 13 minutes into the match, Forza Heppenbach's goal looked a bit too open when Fermín Durango came free, but Hans-Joachim Amerhauser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Real F.C. Ciudad-Ganda's zone, Fang Bin Tian stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ray Van Gorp came out of the goal and Fang Bin Tian tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kristen Van Den Eijnde hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Matthy Verduijn managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real F.C. Ciudad-Ganda's supporters rose to their feet, but Matthy Verduijn was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stephan Appiah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ray Van Gorp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stephan Appiah in the 20th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the game, Stephan Appiah cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ray Van Gorp was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Real F.C. Ciudad-Ganda's Ray Van Gorp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stephan Appiah in the 26th minute of play. Forza Heppenbach were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after Real F.C. Ciudad-Ganda's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fang Bin Tian took the corner. Fang Bin Tian made a great header on Forza Heppenbach's corner, it was just that Real F.C. Ciudad-Ganda's Ray Van Gorp managed to reach the ball for a save. The attack was good, but when Stephan Appiah in the 27th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 29th match minute, Forza Heppenbach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yanick Celis to maneuver through the defense. 30 minutes into the match, Forza Heppenbach's goalkeeper Hans-Joachim Amerhauser had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Matthy Verduijn. In the 35th minute, Christoff Adriaens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute of the match Fang Bin Tian sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ray Van Gorp skillfully saved the ball. If Stephan Appiah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 44th minute Fang Bin Tian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ray Van Gorp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Fang Bin Tian's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ray Van Gorp was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fang Bin Tian made a kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Forza Heppenbach's Stephan Appiah nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ray Van Gorp made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Ray Van Gorp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fang Bin Tian, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Fang Bin Tian recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Real F.C. Ciudad-Ganda made a substitution. Anton Van de Leest replaced Bavo Landewijck. Real F.C. Ciudad-Ganda made a substitution. Nils Schol replaced Octaaf Nijs. Forza Heppenbach's Fang Bin Tian got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nils Schol, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. When Forza Heppenbach's Fang Bin Tian in 71 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Ray Van Gorp guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Stephan Appiah's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ray Van Gorp firmly grabbed it by the left post. If Fang Bin Tian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ray Van Gorp had great luck who in the 83rdth minute grab hold of the ball when Fang Bin Tian from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Fang Bin Tian had several of the Real F.C. Ciudad-Ganda's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 83 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-5 score and a disappointed Ray Van Gorp as he didn't even see the shot coming. Kristen Van Den Eijnde could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Ray Van Gorp made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kristen Van Den Eijnde got free with Ray Van Gorp in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Michael Almqvist in the 96th minute of play forced Real F.C. Ciudad-Ganda's goalkeeper Ray Van Gorp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Forza Heppenbach's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.