Friendly League

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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Malte Zachrisson started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, ⭐Byezone FC⭐'s Hernan Claude got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Andries Van Mechelen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sérgio Oliviero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leif Nässén charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leif Nässén the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 16th minute, Leif Nässén hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 19 minutes into the game, Vincent Van Mechelen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. YR Mechelen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ⭐Byezone FC⭐ the free kick. Stellan Belkå showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Perry Van Mechelen in the 21st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Perry Van Mechelen in the 24th minute of play forced ⭐Byezone FC⭐'s goalkeeper Stellan Belkå to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rômulo de Azevedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stellan Belkå having to interfere. 29 minutes into the game, Perry Van Mechelen recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Stellan Belkå. Perry Van Mechelen showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Benjamin Ödmann got a throw-in 32 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Holger Karlsson. The audience thought a goal was coming when Perry Van Mechelen got free with Stellan Belkå in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stellan Belkå took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Perry Van Mechelen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute Sérgio Oliviero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andries Van Mechelen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the ⭐Byezone FC⭐ defense, Perry Van Mechelen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stellan Belkå. The ⭐Byezone FC⭐ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stellan Belkå should have stopped the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Perry Van Mechelen made a kick off. After 53 minutes of play, YR Mechelen's Perry Van Mechelen made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stellan Belkå was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 56th match minute, YR Mechelen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yao Ping Zhen to maneuver through the defense. Andries Van Mechelen was a little too slow when Karl-Michael Britz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 58th minute. The score was now 3-1. Stellan Belkå made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Perry Van Mechelen in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Hernan Claude hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adolphe De Maerschalckx kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. When Perry Van Mechelen came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the YR Mechelen 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 Perry Van Mechelen couldn't finish the play. Stellan Belkå showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Perry Van Mechelen, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Andries Van Mechelen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Karl-Michael Britz in the 71st minute. If Perry Van Mechelen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Perry Van Mechelen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Stellan Belkå tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Rômulo de Azevedo came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the YR Mechelen 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 Rômulo de Azevedo couldn't finish the play. In the 81st match minute, YR Mechelen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Perry Van Mechelen to maneuver through the defense. Vincent Van Mechelen shot the penalty kick right outside the post. In the 86thth minute of the game Perry Van Mechelen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⭐Byezone FC⭐'s Stellan Belkå was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Stellan Belkå showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rômulo de Azevedo in the 87th minute of the match. The corner led YR Mechelen's Vincent Van Mechelen to fire away a dangerous shot which Stellan Belkå despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 91stth minute of the game Perry Van Mechelen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⭐Byezone FC⭐'s Stellan Belkå was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Perry Van Mechelen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stellan Belkå having to make a save. ⭐Byezone FC⭐'s Stellan Belkå played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Perry Van Mechelen in the 93rd minute of play. Perry Van Mechelen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stellan Belkå read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. Rômulo de Azevedo took the ball and in the 100 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stellan Belkå. Stellan Belkå dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the ⭐Byezone FC⭐ players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for YR Mechelen.