Friendly League

The Dribbel Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Octavian Balc made the kick off which started today's match. Robben De Raeijmaecker got in the 4th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Sever Piţurcă handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Christiaan Van Leemputt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Artur Swings fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sever Piţurcă having to interfere. In the 9th minute Robben De Raeijmaecker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sever Piţurcă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zero Gravity's goalkeeper Tomm Huyghens, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 12 played minutes Zero Gravity got a freekick which was hit by William Schroons. The supporters of Zero Gravity booed when FC TraLaLa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octavian Balc didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, FC TraLaLa's Sever Piţurcă got control of the ball when Artur Swings tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC TraLaLa's Bogdan Gogea got a free kick in the 24th minute. After 28 minutes of play, FC TraLaLa's Cosmin Stolojan made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomm Huyghens was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Ritchie Schepmans fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zero Gravity's protests and gave Ritchie Schepmans a yellow card for diving instead. In the 33rd match minute, Zero Gravity was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ritchie Schepmans to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd minute of the match Sergiu Zăgănescu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tomm Huyghens skillfully saved the ball. Sever Piţurcă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Swings, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Christiaan Van Leemputt's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Sever Piţurcă firmly grabbed it by the left post. Artur Swings fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sever Piţurcă having to interfere. Christiaan Van Leemputt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Sever Piţurcă tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Yanne Wynaerts hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Artur Swings to make the kick off. Zero Gravity's defense didn't have a chance, in the 52nd minute, when Octavian Balc scored to the left of an out of position Tomm Huyghens, making the score, 0-2. Octavian Balc recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Christiaan Van Leemputt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sever Piţurcă having to interfere. Artur Swings struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Sever Piţurcă didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zero Gravity. Tomm Huyghens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavian Balc, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. FC TraLaLa's Sever Piţurcă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur Swings in the 78th minute of play. After having played for 80 minutes, Octavian Balc managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC TraLaLa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Octavian Balc was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 82 minutes, Octavian Balc made it 1-4 with a short kick to the right side. Zero Gravity's Tomm Huyghens tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Sergiu Zăgănescu hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Sever Piţurcă took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artur Swings, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Artur Swings scored 2-4 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sever Piţurcă, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Zero Gravity manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing FC TraLaLa to win.