Friendly League

Dragon Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jurgen De Rudder took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's goalkeeper Kristiaan Van de Velde had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by C.J. 吕布. 9 minutes into the game, Norbert Van den Gans was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. de belletrekkers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ the free kick. After 9 played minutes de belletrekkers got a freekick which was hit by Norbert Van den Gans. 11 minutes into the match, ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s goal looked a bit too open when Jurgen De Rudder came free, but Aurelio Giammaria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. C.J. 吕布 hit a great ball. C.J. 吕布 might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kristiaan Van de Velde. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. C.J. 吕布 ran back to his position shaking his head. 14 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's goalkeeper Kristiaan Van de Velde had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by C.J. 吕布. Kristiaan Van de Velde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from C.J. 吕布, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after de belletrekkers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Benny Koks took the corner. Evelio Urtun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by C.J. 吕布 in the 24th minute of play forced de belletrekkers's goalkeeper Kristiaan Van de Velde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Lin Xuan Hai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 27 minutes of play de belletrekkers's Norbert Van den Gans was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Norbert Van den Gans hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Inocencio Ariando in the 31st minute of play forced ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s goalkeeper Aurelio Giammaria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If C.J. 吕布 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. C.J. 吕布 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Kristiaan Van de Velde made a huge save. C.J. 吕布 might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kristiaan Van de Velde. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. C.J. 吕布 ran back to his position shaking his head. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★'s Benny Koks got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Benny Koks's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kristiaan Van de Velde was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. 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.

C.J. 吕布 might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kristiaan Van de Velde. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. C.J. 吕布 ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 51st minute C.J. 吕布 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristiaan Van de Velde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kristiaan Van de Velde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from C.J. 吕布 in the 57th minute of the match. Kristiaan Van de Velde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aldo Sciascia in the 59th minute of play. de belletrekkers's Kristiaan Van de Velde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by C.J. 吕布 in the 61st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers C.J. 吕布 in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kristiaan Van de Velde saved de belletrekkers from getting behind. de belletrekkers's Kristiaan Van de Velde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by C.J. 吕布 in the 69th minute of play. After 72 played minutes ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ got a freekick which was hit by Benny Koks. Kristiaan Van de Velde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from C.J. 吕布, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. C.J. 吕布 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 82 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's goal looked a bit too open when C.J. 吕布 came free, but Kristiaan Van de Velde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kristiaan Van de Velde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from C.J. 吕布 in the 86th minute of the match. Benny Koks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ made a substitution. Kryspin Galagan replaced C.J. 吕布. In the 91st minute Kryspin Galagan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristiaan Van de Velde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kristiaan Van de Velde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kryspin Galagan in the 95th minute of the match. ★★★ Lightning Dragons★★★ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of de belletrekkers for a fine match.