Friendly League

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Bayan Gugovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dylan Verhaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Kickers United defense, Aquiles Urtsin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Goði Rau. The Kickers United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Goði Rau should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Olaf Kochowski during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 15th minute, Markus Van Bombergen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kickers United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 18th minute, Aquiles Urtsin 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. If João Carlos Bertassi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Markus Van Bombergen in the 23rd minute of play forced Merengue FC's goalkeeper Bayan Gugovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Merengue FC defense, Dylan Verhaert kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bayan Gugovski. The Merengue FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bayan Gugovski should have stopped the shot. 33 minutes into the match, Merengue FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Reijnders came free, but Bayan Gugovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bayan Gugovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Reijnders in the 37th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Kickers United's zone, Virgil Siclovan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Goði Rau came out of the goal and Virgil Siclovan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Markus Van Bombergen during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 41st match minute, Kickers United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Markus Van Bombergen to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute, Ediberto Sampaio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edelmiro Quintyn lost his temper 47 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 47 minutes into the game, one of Merengue FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dylan Verhaert made a kick off. João Carlos Bertassi kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgil Siclovan in the 61st minute of play forced Kickers United's goalkeeper Goði Rau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute, Aquiles Urtsin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Merengue FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Merengue FC's Albino Dimas was substituted for João Carlos Bertassi. Kickers United made a substitution. Lode Rouvroys replaced Dylan Verhaert. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Virgil Siclovan in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Goði Rau prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bayan Gugovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Reijnders in the 77th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the game, Markus Van Bombergen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Bayan Gugovski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 85 minutes into the match, Merengue FC's Albino Dimas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Goði Rau narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 87 minutes of play, Merengue FC's Albino Dimas made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Goði Rau was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 96th match minute, Kickers United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolaas Van Bombergen to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lode Rouvroys got free with Bayan Gugovski in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Merengue FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.