Friendly League

Arena 9000
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luka Uijtterhoeven got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Three Towers United's goalkeeper Waut Limpens, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luka Uijtterhoeven in the 10th minute of play forced IFK Kik's goalkeeper Håkan Botvidsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Three Towers United's Waut Limpens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Torsten Blomberg in the 12th minute of play. When Fredric Carlsson came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the IFK Kik fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fredric Carlsson couldn't finish the play. Håkan Botvidsson made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Luka Uijtterhoeven sent off a good shot on target. In the 20th match minute, IFK Kik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fredric Lundström to maneuver through the defense. Luka Uijtterhoeven who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 25thth minute tested the skills of Håkan Botvidsson when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Waut Limpens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrik Myr in the 30th minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Fredric Lundström 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. A collision led to Three Towers United getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Jeoffrey Rijmenants hit a great ball. Fredric Lundström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Håkan Botvidsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luka Uijtterhoeven's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. After having played for 45 minutes, Roderik Huyterhoeven managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Three Towers United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roderik Huyterhoeven was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Patrik Myr to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Luka Uijtterhoeven left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Three Towers United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. With a little luck, Three Towers United's Waut Limpens got control of the ball when Patrik Myr tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Three Towers United's zone, Fredric Carlsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Waut Limpens came out of the goal and Fredric Carlsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 66th match minute, Three Towers United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laurens De Ceuster to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of IFK Kik booed when Three Towers United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roderik Huyterhoeven didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fredric Lundström struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Waut Limpens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for IFK Kik. Patrik Myr did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Waut Limpens 77 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute Fredric Lundström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waut Limpens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Gillis Huijbregs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fredric Lundström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Waut Limpens made a huge save. IFK Kik's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.