Prized/Friendly Cup

Aarsele Stadion
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lia Marquez took the kick off in the first half of the match. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rab Uba, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 8 minutes into the game, Ciro Esposito was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Villa Gordiani's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave de belletrekkers the free kick. After a rather tough play, Villa Gordiani's Ciro Esposito got a free kick in the 8th minute. Villa Gordiani's Iker Casillas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Villa Gordiani from getting a goal against them. The supporters of de belletrekkers booed when Villa Gordiani was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amos Ruggeri didn't get a good kick on the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Villa Gordiani's goal looked a bit too open when Paulus Van Hove came free, but Iker Casillas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute Fabrizio Canzano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but De-la-Cruz de Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 29 played minutes de belletrekkers got a freekick which was hit by Tim Stevens. In the 36th minute Fabrizio Canzano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but De-la-Cruz de Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Villa Gordiani's Iker Casillas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulus Van Hove in the 38th minute of play. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lia Marquez in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st minute of the match Villa Gordiani got a corner. de belletrekkers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ciro Esposito ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Fabrizio Canzano managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulus Van Hove in the 44th minute of play forced Villa Gordiani's goalkeeper Iker Casillas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. de belletrekkers's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marten Merckx in the 46th minute. de belletrekkers's Marten Merckx was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Iker Casillas in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 47th minute, Rafal Rudnyak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paulus Van Hove stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Iker Casillas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafal Rudnyak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iker Casillas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafal Rudnyak, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lia Marquez in the 57th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Rafal Rudnyak managed to get in a good position for a shot. de belletrekkers's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafal Rudnyak was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iker Casillas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Villa Gordiani booed when de belletrekkers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severino Novaes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Villa Gordiani's Iker Casillas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Inocencio Ariando in the 62nd minute of play. In the 68th minute Paulus Van Hove shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iker Casillas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute, Philippe Albert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Villa Gordiani's Iker Casillas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulus Van Hove in the 75th minute of play. When Lia Marquez fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Villa Gordiani's protests and gave Lia Marquez a yellow card for diving instead. Lia Marquez hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute Rafal Rudnyak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iker Casillas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iker Casillas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulus Van Hove in the 85th minute of play. After some careless play in the Villa Gordiani defense, Rafal Rudnyak kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iker Casillas. The Villa Gordiani fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iker Casillas should have stopped the shot. 95 minutes into the match, Villa Gordiani's goal looked a bit too open when Rafal Rudnyak came free, but Iker Casillas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. de belletrekkers's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.