Friendly League

Dome of The Hawks
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Franco Ranieri started the match with the kick off. Henry Van Herendael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Jaroszewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. OLIVER ATHLETIC's Zelimir Girardelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 14th minute of play. Zelimir Girardelli made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Philippe-Arnaud Heremans sent off a good shot on target. Henry Van Herendael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franco Ranieri in the 20th minute of play. OLIVER ATHLETIC's Zelimir Girardelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 21st minute of play. Henry Van Herendael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stelian Vătavu in the 25th minute of the match. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by OLIVER ATHLETIC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kris Van Eersel was slow to take the kick. During this time The Everett Hawks's players had a chance to rest. Franco Ranieri struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Henry Van Herendael didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for OLIVER ATHLETIC. Henry Van Herendael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franco Ranieri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 44 minutes, Andreas Pirlo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Everett Hawks and the OLIVER ATHLETIC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Andreas Pirlo hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Jaroszewicz in the 45th minute of play forced The Everett Hawks's goalkeeper Henry Van Herendael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half OLIVER ATHLETIC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Philippe-Arnaud Heremans to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philippe-Arnaud Heremans in the 52nd minute of play forced OLIVER ATHLETIC's goalkeeper Zelimir Girardelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Philippe-Arnaud Heremans's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zelimir Girardelli was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. In the 57th minute Stelian Vătavu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henry Van Herendael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rdth minute of the game Philippe-Arnaud Heremans who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but OLIVER ATHLETIC's Zelimir Girardelli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 64th minute Andreas Pirlo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zelimir Girardelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stelian Vătavu in the 66th minute of play forced The Everett Hawks's goalkeeper Henry Van Herendael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henry Van Herendael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stelian Vătavu in the 78th minute of play. 78 minutes into the game, Stelian Vătavu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Henry Van Herendael was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. OLIVER ATHLETIC's Ioan Liciu was substituted for Franco Ranieri. The Everett Hawks's Luke Van Bostraeten was substituted for Willem-Jan Grootjans. OLIVER ATHLETIC's Horaţiu Stroie was substituted for Tiberiu Unchiaşu. A collision led to OLIVER ATHLETIC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Stelian Vătavu hit a great ball. After 89 played minutes The Everett Hawks got a freekick which was hit by Josef Roscams. Zelimir Girardelli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andreas Pirlo went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. The OLIVER ATHLETIC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.