Friendly League

Aarsele Stadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leandro Soares in the 15th 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leandro Soares in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg De-la-Cruz de Alcântara saved de belletrekkers from getting behind. Leandro Soares's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but De-la-Cruz de Alcântara read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leandro Soares's shot from short distance in the 21st 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 Jens van Basten in the 28th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leandro Soares in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg De-la-Cruz de Alcântara saved de belletrekkers from getting behind. Fc Benefica's Leandro Soares got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Soares in the 37th minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Jurgen De Rudder had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Taco Uebels. Fc Benefica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jurgen De Rudder was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leandro Soares was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leandro Soares in the 55th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Wilmink in the 60th 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. In the 67th minute Leandro Soares 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. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leandro Soares in the 68th minute. 70 minutes into the game, Leandro Soares recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of De-la-Cruz de Alcântara. Leandro Soares showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Wilmink in the 77th minute of the match. After 79 played minutes de belletrekkers got a freekick which was hit by Jurgen De Rudder. After 80 minutes, Inocencio Ariando mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the de belletrekkers and the Fc Benefica players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leandro Soares's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 82ndth minute, De-la-Cruz de Alcântara skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Soares, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After taking down the ball on Fc Benefica's corner Leandro Soares fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and De-la-Cruz de Alcântara quite easily take care of the ball. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind de belletrekkers's goalkeeper De-la-Cruz de Alcântara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.