League

EL NATIONAL
Spectators: 10824 (Terracing: 8119, Seating: 2489, VIP seats: 216) An unexpectedly hard shot by Johnathan Bowden in the 3rd minute of play forced FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Christiaan Van Laer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christiaan Van Laer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johnathan Bowden in the 9th minute of the match. In the 11th minute, Johnathan Bowden ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christiaan Van Laer was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Selebi-Phikwe's Johnathan Bowden got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 32nd minute, Johnathan Bowden ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christiaan Van Laer was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Christiaan Van Laer didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Johnathan Bowden went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Johnathan Bowden in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Christiaan Van Laer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Christiaan Van Laer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johnathan Bowden in the 39th minute of play. Christiaan Van Laer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johnathan Bowden in the 39th minute of the match. Selebi-Phikwe's Rafik Oliwa quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Remie Scheerens, made in the 40th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johnathan Bowden in the 41st minute of play forced FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Christiaan Van Laer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FC Ouagadougou National getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Remie Scheerens hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Johnathan Bowden in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christiaan Van Laer saved FC Ouagadougou National from getting behind. Christiaan Van Laer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Johnathan Bowden's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Christof Deroek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moussa Tapsoba in the 47th minute of the match. After the first half Selebi-Phikwe were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Diego Alaerts was the one to do the kick off. Christiaan Van Laer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Johnathan Bowden's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Johnathan Bowden kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Christiaan Van Laer. That made the score 0-5 in the 57 minute of play. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Christiaan Van Laer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 71stth minute of the game Johnathan Bowden who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Ouagadougou National's Christiaan Van Laer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Christiaan Van Laer made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Johnathan Bowden sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Johnathan Bowden kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Christiaan Van Laer. That made the score 0-6 in the 73 minute of play. Selebi-Phikwe made a substitution. Abid Bubalo replaced Marc Thidén. The crowd rose to their feet as Selebi-Phikwe's Rafik Oliwa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Christiaan Van Laer. That made the score 0-7 after 79 minutes of play. In the 84th minute, Rafik Oliwa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christiaan Van Laer was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. After 87 minutes, Jorden De Clercq mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Ouagadougou National and the Selebi-Phikwe players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to FC Ouagadougou National getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Jorden De Clercq hit a great ball. In the 89th minute, Nazmi Tanberk 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. Christiaan Van Laer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johnathan Bowden, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. With a little luck, FC Ouagadougou National's Christiaan Van Laer got control of the ball when Rafik Oliwa tried to sneak it across the goal line.