The Dribbel Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mehmet Hamdi Yaren got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Zero Gravity was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolás Peto to maneuver through the defense. 3 minutes into the match, Zero Gravity's goal looked a bit too open when Pino Parcalev came free, but Vincent Vanger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute Robben De Raeijmaecker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vicente López saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the game, Ritchie Schepmans was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zero Gravity's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cura del Futbol the free kick. In the 12th match minute, Zero Gravity was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ritchie Schepmans to maneuver through the defense. In the 13th minute, Pino Parcalev 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. Vicente López showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robben De Raeijmaecker in the 15th minute of the match. Zero Gravity's Vincent Vanger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pino Parcalev in the 18th minute of play. Pino Parcalev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vincent Vanger having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Zero Gravity's Ritchie Schepmans got a free kick in the 21st minute. If Mehmet Hamdi Yaren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Piet Bauwmans during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Zero Gravity getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Piet Bauwmans hit a great ball. In the 27th minute, Pino Parcalev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 28th minute, Mehmet Hamdi Yaren made a precise shot to the right of Vicente López. Cura del Futbol's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 32ndth minute of the game Robben De Raeijmaecker who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cura del Futbol's Vicente López was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vincent Vanger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herminio Rocendo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zero Gravity were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after Cura del Futbol's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Stanny Smekens took the corner. In the 38th minute, Natalio Gergori hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 42 played minutes Zero Gravity got a freekick which was hit by Stanny Smekens. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pino Parcalev to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes in the game, Natalio Gergori fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Vincent Vanger having to interfere. With a little luck, Zero Gravity's Vincent Vanger got control of the ball when Herminio Rocendo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 54 played minutes Zero Gravity got a freekick which was hit by Ritchie Schepmans. Vincent Vanger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herminio Rocendo in the 55th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Zero Gravity's zone, Pino Parcalev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vincent Vanger came out of the goal and Pino Parcalev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gill Kockaerts made in the 63rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Nicolás Peto immediately put the ball in play. When Mehmet Hamdi Yaren came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Zero Gravity 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 Mehmet Hamdi Yaren couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herminio Rocendo in the 69th minute of play forced Zero Gravity's goalkeeper Vincent Vanger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute of the match, Pino Parcalev got a very nice opportunity to score, but Vincent Vanger was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Robben De Raeijmaecker charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Robben De Raeijmaecker the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Robben De Raeijmaecker kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. When Cura del Futbol's Herminio Rocendo in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zero Gravity's goalie prevented a goal. Zero Gravity's Robben De Raeijmaecker got his second yellow card of the match in the 82nd minute. The referee ordered Robben De Raeijmaecker off the ground. Robben De Raeijmaecker hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Pino Parcalev's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 84thth minute, Vincent Vanger skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 85 minutes, Christiaan Van Leemputt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zero Gravity and the Cura del Futbol players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Cura del Futbol booed when Zero Gravity was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christiaan Van Leemputt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cura del Futbol's attentive Saturnino Montay managed to snatch the ball when Gill Kockaerts made a throw-in in the 89th minute of the game. Zero Gravity's defense didn't have a chance, in the 95th minute, when Herminio Rocendo scored to the left of an out of position Vincent Vanger, making the score, 1-1. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.
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