Friendly League

Aarsele Stadion
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Paulus Van Hove got the match started through his kick off. If Joaquim de Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 4 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Paulus Van Hove came free, but Armindo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute, Gervásio Severiano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gervásio Severiano's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Luís Caeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without De-la-Cruz de Alcântara having to interfere. de belletrekkers's De-la-Cruz de Alcântara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim de Barros in the 22nd minute of play. 22 minutes into the game, VB-Team's Joaquim de Barros nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paulus Van Hove got free with Armindo Salgado in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 30th minute Gervásio Severiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but De-la-Cruz de Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, de belletrekkers's Inocencio Ariando got a free kick in the 31st minute. Daan Vos hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philipp Van Emelen in the 40th minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the de belletrekkers defense, Gervásio Severiano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of De-la-Cruz de Alcântara. The de belletrekkers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that De-la-Cruz de Alcântara should have stopped the shot. 47 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Philipp Van Emelen came free, but Armindo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The de belletrekkers players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. VB-Team were winning 0-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joaquim de Barros was the one to do the kick off. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Caeiro in the 52nd minute of play. Armindo Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rein Goethals in the 53rd minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Paulus Van Hove came free, but Armindo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Caeiro in the 57th minute of the match. Gervásio Severianos short, quick shot in the 61stth minute got De-la-Cruz de Alcântara to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 62nd minute, Luís Caeiro 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. In the 64th minute Rein Goethals shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armindo Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64thth minute of the game Rein Goethals who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but VB-Team's Armindo Salgado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 65 played minutes VB-Team got a freekick which was hit by Mattias Jonasson. VB-Team's Traian Hăvârneanu was substituted for Joaquim de Barros. In the 66th minute, Mattias Jonasson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. VB-Team's Armindo Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marten Merckx in the 67th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Caeiro came free, but De-la-Cruz de Alcântara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Inocencio Ariando hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Traian Hăvârneanu in the 81st minute. After a defensive mix-up in VB-Team's zone, Paulus Van Hove stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armindo Salgado came out of the goal and Paulus Van Hove tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, de belletrekkers's Philipp Van Emelen got a free kick in the 84th minute. de belletrekkers's De-la-Cruz de Alcântara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Caeiro in the 86th minute of play. The supporters of de belletrekkers booed when VB-Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Qiu Sheng Bang didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulus Van Hove in the 96th minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched VB-Team eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.