Friendly League

Heppenbach
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jurgen De Rudder started the match with the kick off. Soren Verstappen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hans-Joachim Amerhauser having to interfere. Forza Heppenbach's Hans-Joachim Amerhauser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulus Van Hove in the 10th minute of play. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jurgen De Rudder, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Forza Heppenbach's goal looked a bit too open when Paulus Van Hove came free, but Hans-Joachim Amerhauser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Forza Heppenbach's goal looked a bit too open when Paulus Van Hove came free, but Hans-Joachim Amerhauser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, Fang Bin Tian cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stephan Appiah in the 24th minute of play. Paulus Van Hove recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Forza Heppenbach's zone, Philipp Van Emelen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser came out of the goal and Philipp Van Emelen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jurgen De Rudder in the 29th minute of play. It was a well-played corner which Paulus Van Hove managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruben de Wolf in the 33rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulus Van Hove in the 36th minute of play forced Forza Heppenbach's goalkeeper Hans-Joachim Amerhauser to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when de belletrekkers's Paulus Van Hove fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Fang Bin Tian sent off a good shot on target. In the 40th minute of the match Forza Heppenbach got a corner. de belletrekkers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Brent Desmet ran over to the corner to take the kick. 42 minutes into the game, de belletrekkers's Paulus Van Hove nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. With a little luck, de belletrekkers's De-la-Cruz de Alcântara got control of the ball when Fang Bin Tian tried to sneak it across the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Hans-Joachim Amerhauser made an important save on a dangerous shot by Inocencio Ariando in the 50th minute. Jurgen De Rudder in the 56thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Hans-Joachim Amerhauser, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 57th minute Quirce Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hans-Joachim Amerhauser saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute of the match de belletrekkers got a corner. Forza Heppenbach's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marten Merckx ran over to the corner to take the kick. de belletrekkers's Marten Merckx was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Hans-Joachim Amerhauser in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Ciolofan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben de Wolf in the 65th minute of play forced de belletrekkers's goalkeeper De-la-Cruz de Alcântara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Forza Heppenbach booed when de belletrekkers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Quirce Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulus Van Hove in the 73rd minute of play forced Forza Heppenbach's goalkeeper Hans-Joachim Amerhauser to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stephan Appiah in the 83rd minute of play forced de belletrekkers's goalkeeper De-la-Cruz de Alcântara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar Ciolofan came free, but De-la-Cruz de Alcântara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fang Bin Tian in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg De-la-Cruz de Alcântara saved de belletrekkers from getting behind. Ruben de Wolf scored 2-1 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of De-la-Cruz de Alcântara, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fang Bin Tian in the 92nd minute of play. In the 95th minute Ruben de Wolf 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. For all the effort they put into the match, the de belletrekkers players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Forza Heppenbach.