Friendly League

Palookaville
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Seagulls's Wilco Owusu Abeyie started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Frederik Zwarthoet hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Jan-Joost Smeekes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thanos Kalfoglou, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. The supporters of Seahawks V55 booed when Seagulls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frederik Zwarthoet didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Seagulls's Jan Harmens got a free kick in the 6th minute. Seagulls's Jan-Joost Smeekes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grigoris Papaggelou in the 7th minute of play. In the 9thth minute of the game Grigoris Papaggelou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Seagulls's Jan-Joost Smeekes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 11 minutes into the game, Seahawks V55's Grigoris Papaggelou nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jan-Joost Smeekes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 14th minute Thanos Kalfoglou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan-Joost Smeekes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giannis Nekos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan-Joost Smeekes having to interfere. After some careless play in the Seagulls defense, Ntinos Papachronakos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jan-Joost Smeekes. The Seagulls fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jan-Joost Smeekes should have stopped the shot. After 27 minutes of play, Seahawks V55's Grigoris Papaggelou made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jan-Joost Smeekes was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sakis Kritikos during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A hard shot by Wilco Owusu Abeyie from long distance, 32 minutes into the match, got Periklis Asimakis's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 38th minute Iordanis Kopanakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan-Joost Smeekes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jan-Joost Smeekes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grigoris Papaggelou, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Demis Zindros's late challenge caught a Seagulls's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Demis Zindros helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Seahawks V55 getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Demis Zindros hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute, Grigoris Papaggelou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Seahawks V55 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Manolis Kalergis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Seagulls's goal looked a bit too open when Manolis Kalergis came free, but Jan-Joost Smeekes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th match minute, Seagulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan Harmens to maneuver through the defense. Thanos Kalfoglou made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 56thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Jan-Joost Smeekes would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Periklis Asimakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilco Owusu Abeyie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Seagulls's defense didn't have a chance, in the 69th minute, when Manolis Kalergis scored to the left of an out of position Jan-Joost Smeekes, making the score, 0-6. Iordanis Kopanakis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 74th minute Thanos Kalfoglou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan-Joost Smeekes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Seahawks V55 booed when Seagulls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rogier Veninga didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Grigoris Papaggelou managed to get in a good position for a shot. Seahawks V55's supporters rose to their feet, but Grigoris Papaggelou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jan-Joost Smeekes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Iordanis Kopanakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 78 minutes into the game, Stef Pragt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Seagulls's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Seahawks V55 the free kick. Stef Pragt kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Jan-Joost Smeekes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thanos Kalfoglou in the 87th minute. Jan-Joost Smeekes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iordanis Kopanakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 91 minutes into the game, Seagulls's Carsten Klaasens nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Periklis Asimakis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. The supporters of Seahawks V55 booed when Seagulls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stef Pragt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Seahawks V55 played a much better game than Seagulls and deserved their victory. The Seagulls players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.