Prized/Friendly Cup

Kuurne
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Artur Van Meerbeec kicked off to start the match. Cheng Le Xing took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bernard Spoelberchs. Bernard Spoelberchs dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Cheng Le Xing sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cheng Le Xing took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bernard Spoelberchs. Bernard Spoelberchs dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. FC Kuurne's Bernard Spoelberchs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cheng Le Xing in the 18th minute of play. Cheng Le Xing struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Bernard Spoelberchs didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pakorro AFC. FC Kuurne's Bernard Spoelberchs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cheng Le Xing in the 28th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, FC Kuurne's goal looked a bit too open when Cheng Le Xing came free, but Bernard Spoelberchs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to FC Kuurne getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Dylan van der Eycken hit a great ball. After some careless play in the FC Kuurne defense, Cheng Le Xing kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bernard Spoelberchs. The FC Kuurne fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bernard Spoelberchs should have stopped the shot. Bernard Spoelberchs came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Pakorro AFC's Cheng Le Xing. But to his dismay, Cheng Le Xing quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. In the 42nd minute, Cheng Le Xing made a precise shot to the right of Bernard Spoelberchs. FC Kuurne's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. After 45 minutes of play, Pakorro AFC's Cheng Le Xing made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernard Spoelberchs was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-8 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cheng Le Xing was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute, Cheng Le Xing ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bernard Spoelberchs was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-9. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 61st minute of the game. One of Pakorro AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Kuurne:s goal. The referee gave FC Kuurne a penalty, 62 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Artur Van Meerbeec, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Pakorro AFC's Bogdan Samokovliyski. 1-9. Rustam Arsenievich succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-10 in the 66th playminute. Rustam Arsenievich had several of the FC Kuurne's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 70 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-11 score and a disappointed Bernard Spoelberchs as he didn't even see the shot coming. After 74 minutes of play, Pakorro AFC's Rustam Arsenievich made it 1-12 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernard Spoelberchs was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 81 played minutes FC Kuurne got a freekick which was hit by Bertrand Soens. In the 83rd minute, Sam Van de Goor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rustam Arsenievich who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of Bernard Spoelberchs when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 89th match minute, FC Kuurne was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sam Van de Goor to maneuver through the defense. Bernard Spoelberchs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rustam Arsenievich in the 91st minute of play. Jaap Stam kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Pakorro AFC played a much better game than FC Kuurne and deserved their victory. The FC Kuurne players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.