Official Cup

Dome of The Hawks
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abdi Mehmet Rakim made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to The Everett Hawks getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Laureano Shantala hit a great ball. In the 11th minute Abdi Mehmet Rakim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eddy Stoorms saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eddy Stoorms showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdi Mehmet Rakim, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. After 13 minutes of play, The Everett Hawks's Fre van Eijnde made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eddy Stoorms was left in no man's land by his defense there! The throw-in from Imral Kurniawan in the 18th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Invictus FC's Emanuel Lundgren. Invictus FC's Sean Mallecots got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 23rd minute of play forced Invictus FC's goalkeeper Eddy Stoorms to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Imral Kurniawan in the 33rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Invictus FC's Marnix De Vorster. After a rather tough play, The Everett Hawks's Laureano Shantala got a free kick in the 34th minute. Invictus FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rafet Şikel in the 36th minute. Invictus FC's Maxim Van den Berghe was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ludo Vanden Bossche in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Abdi Mehmet Rakim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eddy Stoorms having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Sean Mallecots made the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, Abdi Mehmet Rakim got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ludo Vanden Bossche made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sean Mallecots in the 58th minute. 62 minutes into the match, Invictus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fre van Eijnde came free, but Eddy Stoorms reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in The Everett Hawks's zone, Sean Mallecots stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ludo Vanden Bossche came out of the goal and Sean Mallecots tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fre van Eijnde sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The throw-in from Laureano Shantala in the 69th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Invictus FC's Alexander Hendrickx. Eddy Stoorms made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fre van Eijnde in the 72nd minute of play. Invictus FC made a substitution. Octaaf Van der Meiren replaced Alexander Hendrickx. The Everett Hawks made a substitution. Luke Van Bostraeten replaced Willem-Jan Grootjans. After a rather tough play, The Everett Hawks's Andy Van Aghten got a free kick in the 86th minute. Despite being the better team, The Everett Hawks failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.