Prized/Friendly Cup

Alverberg
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frans Machiels kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute Diederik Huijberechts suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After 5 minutes, Amedeo Bottega mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the forsal FC and the Limburg United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Limburg United's Frans Machiels couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 7th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for forsal FC. Frank Ceustermans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Rizzo in the 9th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Limburg United's Karel Schipmans got a free kick in the 13th minute. Limburg United's Frank Ceustermans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bianco Caroselli in the 17th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frans Machiels during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Limburg United getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Frans Machiels hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute Bianco Caroselli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Ceustermans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frank Ceustermans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carmine Alati in the 25th minute of play. Mathieu-Maxim Van Eynde hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the match, Bianco Caroselli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Frank Ceustermans. Limburg United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bianco Caroselli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Alessandro Galliani's late challenge caught a Limburg United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alessandro Galliani helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Limburg United booed when forsal FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alessandro Galliani didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 42nd minute, Carmine Alati made a precise shot to the right of Frank Ceustermans. Limburg United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bianco Caroselli to strike the kick off in the second half. When Frans Machiels was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 52 minutes had been played. forsal FC made a substitution. Alberigo Fortuna replaced Camillo Colucci. Ferdinando Furino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frank Ceustermans having to interfere. In the 62nd minute of the match forsal FC got a corner. Limburg United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alfredo Rizzo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led forsal FC's Fabrizio Raiola to fire away a dangerous shot which Frank Ceustermans despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Frank Ceustermans was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alfredo Rizzo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 64 minute of play. Mark Heijligem hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Lenny Van de Poel charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lenny Van de Poel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Frank Ceustermans didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 80th minute, which inside left pole to 0-6. Frank Ceustermans was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Alfredo Rizzo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alfredo Rizzo really showed his touch with that goal: 0-8. Lenny Van de Poel might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Augusto Massa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lenny Van de Poel ran back to his position shaking his head. When the final whistle sounded forsal FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Limburg United.