Purple Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Björn Ironside got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gjøran Kvale in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Steve Van der Veeken prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Qiu Feng Guo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Drino Demollari came out and tried to block the shot, but Qiu Feng Guo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 5th minute. Purple Talents's Qiu Feng Guo 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 11th minute, Yvan Loos sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Autochthonous's Drino Demollari didn't even have to move. In the 12th minute, Björn Ironside ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Steve Van der Veeken was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Björn Ironside in the 16th minute of play forced Purple Talents's goalkeeper Steve Van der Veeken to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 18 minutes Purple Talents's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aykutalp Başat who took care of the corner kick. Autochthonous's Aykutalp Başat was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Steve Van der Veeken in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Drino Demollari made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Qiu Feng Guo sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Autochthonous's zone, Qiu Feng Guo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Drino Demollari came out of the goal and Qiu Feng Guo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Drino Demollari was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Kristiaan Van den Haute capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kristiaan Van den Haute really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. If Gjøran Kvale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elis Lubonja made in the 31st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ziemowit Sierocki however managed to control. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gjøran Kvale in the 33rd minute of play forced Purple Talents's goalkeeper Steve Van der Veeken to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute, Kristiaan Van den Haute made a precise shot to the right of Drino Demollari. Autochthonous's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Jelle Manaers kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Steve Van der Veeken made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aykutalp Başat in the 39th minute of play. Drino Demollari was out of position in the 42 minute of play, and Qiu Feng Guo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Qiu Feng Guo really showed his touch with that goal: 4-1. In the 47thth minute of the game Gjøran Kvale who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Purple Talents's Steve Van der Veeken was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Steve Van der Veeken showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Björn Ironside, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Michel Batistuta to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ziemowit Sierocki during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ziemowit Sierocki hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Yvan Loos, 54 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 62 minutes into the match, Purple Talents's goal looked a bit too open when Faruk Gjika came free, but Steve Van der Veeken reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Autochthonous's Drino Demollari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qiu Feng Guo in the 63rd minute of play. 65 minutes in the game Aykutalp Başat did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Lavdosh Korani. Purple Talents made a substitution. Reemy Godefroid replaced Michel Batistuta. Björn Ironside received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Steve Van der Veeken tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Trent Gentenaar lost his temper 76 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. When the match had been going on for 77 minutes, Autochthonous's Aykutalp Başat got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Steve Van der Veeken. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Björn Ironside took a quick shot and it went in 4-3 without a chance for Steve Van der Veeken to make any attempt to save it. After having played for 86 minutes, Qiu Feng Guo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Purple Talents's supporters crossed their fingers, but Qiu Feng Guo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Björn Ironside got free with Steve Van der Veeken in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Purple Talents were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Autochthonous for a fine match.
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