Friendly League

Aarsele Stadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jurgen De Rudder got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Macnelly Torres in the 8th 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. Kristiaan Van de Velde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolás Castillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Vancouver Reds's Nicolás Castillo in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye de belletrekkers's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Macnelly Torres in the 13th 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. Vancouver Reds were awarded a corner in the 15th minute after de belletrekkers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Amédée Gillis took the corner. Macnelly Torres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kristiaan Van de Velde having to interfere. Kristiaan Van de Velde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Macnelly Torres in the 22nd minute of play. Kristiaan Van de Velde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Macnelly Torres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kristiaan Van de Velde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maxwell Eddy, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 30 minutes into the match, de belletrekkers's goal looked a bit too open when Maxwell Eddy came free, but Kristiaan Van de Velde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Macnelly Torres's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kristiaan Van de Velde read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. Omar Duardo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edgard Armentier went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 45 minutes into the game, Julian Gmoch threw the ball into play from the sideline. de belletrekkers's Kristiaan Dirickx quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Nicolás Castillo scored 1-1 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kristiaan Van de Velde, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nicolás Castillo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Macnelly Torres in the 52nd 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. Kristiaan Van de Velde made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicolás Castillo in the 53rd minute. The supporters of de belletrekkers booed when Vancouver Reds was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julian Gmoch didn't get a good kick on the ball. Omar Duardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karel-Jan De Coninck in the 57th minute of play. Kristiaan Van de Velde was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Macnelly Torres capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Macnelly Torres really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. In the 71st minute, Quentin Capelle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolás Castillo in the 74th 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 80th minute of the match de belletrekkers got a corner. Vancouver Reds's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Quirce Castro ran over to the corner to take the kick. de belletrekkers's Quirce Castro was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Omar Duardo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 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 Nicolás Castillo in the 82nd minute of play. In the 82nd minute Nicolás Castillo 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. If Nicolás Castillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the de belletrekkers defense, Nicolás Castillo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kristiaan Van de Velde. The de belletrekkers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kristiaan Van de Velde should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, de belletrekkers's Norbert Van den Gans got a free kick in the 91st minute. Vancouver Reds's Nicolás Castillo was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 94th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal.