Official Cup

Dome of The Hawks
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yuri Portugal got the match started through his kick off. Ludo Vanden Bossche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Unai Sócrates in the 4th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Yuri Portugal put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ludo Vanden Bossche. Fre van Eijnde hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Ludo Vanden Bossche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuri Portugal in the 17th minute of play. Fauna Utd were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after The Everett Hawks's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. 董文鹰 took the corner. Ludo Vanden Bossche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Unai Sócrates in the 24th minute of play. If Willem-Jan Grootjans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Radamel Hendrickx 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 28th minute. Unai Sócrates fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ludo Vanden Bossche having to interfere. Abdi Mehmet Rakim recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Fauna Utd's Yuri Portugal in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Everett Hawks's goalie prevented a goal. 44 minutes into the match, The Everett Hawks's goal looked a bit too open when Yuri Portugal came free, but Ludo Vanden Bossche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Abdi Mehmet Rakim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abdi Mehmet Rakim to make the kick off. If Unai Sócrates had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fauna Utd's Radamel Hendrickx played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 57th minute of play. Pieterjan Anteunis's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ludo Vanden Bossche firmly grabbed it by the left post. Ludo Vanden Bossche didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pieterjan Anteunis went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. 73 minutes into the match, The Everett Hawks's goalkeeper Ludo Vanden Bossche had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Unai Sócrates. With a little luck, The Everett Hawks's Ludo Vanden Bossche got control of the ball when Yuri Portugal tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 75th minute, Fre van Eijnde hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Everett Hawks's Andy Van Aghten was substituted for Philip Goorts. The long shot by Teodoro Esquipula in the 77th minute really tested Ludo Vanden Bossche's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 85 minutes into the game, The Everett Hawks's Abdi Mehmet Rakim nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Radamel Hendrickx made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Philippe-Arnaud Heremans's late challenge caught a Fauna Utd's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Philippe-Arnaud Heremans helped the player get up and apologised. Philippe-Arnaud Heremans hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Abdi Mehmet Rakim took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Radamel Hendrickx. Radamel Hendrickx dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. Fauna Utd played a much better game than The Everett Hawks and deserved their victory. The The Everett Hawks players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.