Friendly League

Koolkerke Stadion
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joseph Smits in the 5th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Bruno Marceau in the 7th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by AFC Koolkerke's Tang Di Nan. Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robertinho Carabajal, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Leon Craandijk put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ulises Steven. 26 minutes into the match, Pepijn Hummel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ulises Steven. AFC Koolkerke's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pepijn Hummel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Ulises Steven took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ksawery Gongola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's goal looked a bit too open when Ksawery Gongola came free, but Ulises Steven reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robertinho Carabajal in the 40th minute of the match. Ksawery Gongola hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. AFC Koolkerke's Ulises Steven played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ksawery Gongola in the 46th minute of play. After 48 minutes of play, FFC Merainies 03's Ksawery Gongola made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ulises Steven was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half FFC Merainies 03 were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Robertinho Carabajal to make the kick off. Ulises Steven showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pepijn Hummel in the 54th minute of the match. Víktor Veloso hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Pepijn Hummel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ulises Steven was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. After some careless play in the FFC Merainies 03 defense, Robertinho Carabajal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu. The FFC Merainies 03 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu should have stopped the shot. 62 minutes into the game, Tang Di Nan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AFC Koolkerke's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FFC Merainies 03 the free kick. After a rather tough play, AFC Koolkerke's Tang Di Nan got a free kick in the 62nd minute. FFC Merainies 03's Gertjan Engbers was substituted for Jörgen Kjellqvist. The supporters of FFC Merainies 03 booed when AFC Koolkerke was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tang Di Nan didn't get a good kick on the ball. 66 minutes had been played when some careless play by AFC Koolkerke's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fabio Botello was slow to take the kick. During this time FFC Merainies 03's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Izaak Spijker almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but AFC Koolkerke's Ulises Steven did a great save. In the 67th minute, Christer Sunde hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Robertinho Carabajal in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu saved FFC Merainies 03 from getting behind. Ulises Steven took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leon Craandijk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ulises Steven showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Marceau, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Robertinho Carabajal put it in 2-4 from a short distance just to the right of Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu. In the 90th minute Job Gasteren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulises Steven saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, AFC Koolkerke's goalkeeper Ulises Steven had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ksawery Gongola. AFC Koolkerke's Ulises Steven played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Job Gasteren in the 96th minute of play. In the 97th match minute, FFC Merainies 03 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Renzi to maneuver through the defense. In the 99th minute, Robertinho Carabajal 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. FFC Merainies 03's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.