Friendly League

Purple Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when György Kósa kicked off to start the match. Saul Osoitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michel Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In a very dangerous position, a player in LegionArgentina fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 8th minute. Penalty! Nicolas Sayvion lost his temper 13 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 13th minute of the game. One of LegionArgentina:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Purple Talents:s goal. The goalkeeper, Saul Osoitz, was totally fooled by Purple Talents's Qiu Feng Guo, who 16 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After a defensive mix-up in LegionArgentina's zone, Qiu Feng Guo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Saul Osoitz 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. With a little luck, LegionArgentina's Saul Osoitz got control of the ball when Michel Batistuta tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 28th minute, Qiu Feng Guo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Purple Talents fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Arnaldo Gabino hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. When Purple Talents's Qiu Feng Guo in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LegionArgentina's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Charl Anthonis during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Purple Talents getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Charl Anthonis hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Michel Batistuta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Purple Talents's Qiu Feng Guo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Saul Osoitz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 53 minutes into the match, Qiu Feng Guo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Saul Osoitz. LegionArgentina's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Qiu Feng Guo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qiu Feng Guo in the 57th minute of play forced LegionArgentina's goalkeeper Saul Osoitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saul Osoitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michel Batistuta, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by LegionArgentina's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Yvan Loos was slow to take the kick. During this time Purple Talents's players had a chance to rest. Qiu Feng Guo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Saul Osoitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qiu Feng Guo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saul Osoitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qiu Feng Guo in the 67th minute of play. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind LegionArgentina's goalkeeper Saul Osoitz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 77th minute Purple Talents were awarded a corner. Yvan Loos went to the cornerflag to take it. Yvan Loos made a great header on Purple Talents's corner, it was just that LegionArgentina's Saul Osoitz managed to reach the ball for a save. When Purple Talents's Qiu Feng Guo in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LegionArgentina's goalie prevented a goal. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by LegionArgentina's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Yvan Loos was slow to take the kick. During this time Purple Talents's players had a chance to rest. In the 86th minute, Jelle Manaers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 89 minutes into the match, Purple Talents's Qiu Feng Guo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Saul Osoitz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 90th minute, Qiu Feng Guo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Purple Talents fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. 93 minutes into the game, Reemy Godefroid cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Saul Osoitz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Purple Talents fully deserved thier win.