Prized/Friendly Cup

La Villa
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) North Hill United's Omer Vandamme started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Rene Higuita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David De Raeijmaecker, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Rene Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omer Vandamme in the 4th minute of the match. North Hill United's Omer Vandamme got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 10th minute, Omer Vandamme made a precise shot to the right of Rene Higuita. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Rene Higuita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omer Vandamme in the 13th minute of play. 18 minutes into the game, Rosendo Beti threw the ball into play from the sideline. North Hill United's Douglas Loosen quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The supporters of ..Villa Rugby Club.. booed when North Hill United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnauld Gramet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rene Higuita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omer Vandamme in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute, David De Raeijmaecker made a precise shot to the right of Rene Higuita. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Rene Higuita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omer Vandamme in the 26th minute of play. In the 29th minute Arnauld Gramet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Higuita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Rene Higuita, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Rene Higuita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David De Raeijmaecker in the 47th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lucas Langoni was the one to do the kick off. When Boudewijn Bauwens fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored North Hill United's protests and gave Boudewijn Bauwens a yellow card for diving instead. After 52 played minutes North Hill United got a freekick which was hit by Boudewijn Bauwens. Rene Higuita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omer Vandamme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shi Ang Xiong's late challenge caught a ..Villa Rugby Club..'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Shi Ang Xiong helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, North Hill United's Shi Ang Xiong got a free kick in the 60th minute. North Hill United's Yanne De Langhe was substituted for Romeo Vandamme. ..Villa Rugby Club.. made a substitution. Arnoldo Asier replaced Roque James. Waut Limpens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnoldo Asier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 65 minutes of play, North Hill United's Omer Vandamme made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rene Higuita was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in ..Villa Rugby Club..'s zone, Omer Vandamme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rene Higuita came out of the goal and Omer Vandamme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 70 minutes into the game, Alan Gay was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave North Hill United the free kick. Alan Gay hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Alan Gay got a free kick in the 71st minute. Waut Limpens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Iban in the 73rd minute of the match. Waut Limpens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Langoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rene Higuita made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Lex Rits sent off a good shot on target. In the 79th minute Boudewijn Bauwens suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Augusto Udalaitz charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Augusto Udalaitz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Augusto Udalaitz got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute Lex Rits shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Higuita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lex Rits took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rene Higuita. Rene Higuita dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 86th minute of the game. One of ..Villa Rugby Club..:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of North Hill United:s goal. The excitement rose when North Hill United's Cadwaladr Carabajal after 87 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper to hold. Score! 0-5. Rene Higuita stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lex Rits's shot from short distance in the 94th minute.