Prized/Friendly Cup

Ryan Park
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Kyle Deal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorden Colebrandts having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Frenchville Sports Club's Kyle Deal slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jorden Colebrandts. That made the score 1-0 after 8 minutes of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Curtis Mckinnes got free with Jorden Colebrandts in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Curtis Mckinnes kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jorden Colebrandts. That made the score 2-0 in the 16 minute of play. Portus Ganda's Jorden Colebrandts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Deal in the 20th minute of play. Pierre Van Leemputte scored 2-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edward Magrath, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Edward Magrath showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pierre Van Leemputte in the 26th minute of the match. Edward Magrath came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Portus Ganda's Pierre Van Leemputte. But to his dismay, Pierre Van Leemputte quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Pierre Van Leemputte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Edward Magrath tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marc Van Kestbeek struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Edward Magrath didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Portus Ganda. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Richard Nunn during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 36th match minute, Frenchville Sports Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Richard Nunn to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Portus Ganda's Danny Spoelberchs tried to score from far away in the 36th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Curtis Mckinnes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Jorden Colebrandts tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Curtis Mckinnes in the 45thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jorden Colebrandts, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 47 minutes into the match, Portus Ganda's goalkeeper Jorden Colebrandts had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Curtis Mckinnes.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pierre Van Leemputte was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute Kyle Deal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorden Colebrandts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Frenchville Sports Club getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Henry Laing hit a great ball. When Pierre Van Leemputte came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Portus Ganda fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Pierre Van Leemputte couldn't finish the play. A hard shot by Danny Spoelberchs from long distance, 61 minutes into the match, got Edward Magrath's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Jorden Colebrandts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Curtis Mckinnes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Frenchville Sports Club booed when Portus Ganda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeroen Himschoot didn't get a good kick on the ball. 67 minutes into the game, Jeroen Himschoot was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Portus Ganda's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Frenchville Sports Club the free kick. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Curtis Mckinnes put it in 3-3 from a short distance just to the right of Jorden Colebrandts. Edward Magrath made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pierre Van Leemputte in the 71st minute. In the 76th minute of the match, Pierre Van Leemputte got a very nice opportunity to score, but Edward Magrath was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Marc Van Kestbeek charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marc Van Kestbeek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luckas Van der Perren kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Curtis Mckinnes struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Jorden Colebrandts didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Frenchville Sports Club. A collision led to Frenchville Sports Club getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Evan Millar hit a great ball. The Frenchville Sports Club fans' excitement grew in the 85th match minute when Frenchville Sports Club's Kyle Deal looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 92 minutes of play, Frenchville Sports Club's Curtis Mckinnes made it 5-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jorden Colebrandts was left in no man's land by his defense there! Portus Ganda's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.