1sts played against old rivals Brussels British today at Nossegem. They honoured us with a guard of honour & a nice presentation of champagne to DOF Paul pre match.Game was really even in the 1st half & at times very high quality, 0-0 at HT. We opened the scoring from a lovely cross from Liam onto Sigve’s head, after great work by Sylvain, nice finish from Sigve. Game continued to be even but they pressed well & eventually got the equaliser through a penalty. We almost immediately went back ahead, great work from twinkle toes James, to Luke, out to Rachid, 1st time cross with his right (right) foot to Jimmy who buried it first time for his first goal for the firsts. A nice win against worthy opponents who showed their class again, on & off the pitch. MOTM, aul twinkle toes himself, James.

FCI2 couldn’t stop the recent rot against a resurgent RBB2 side, leaving confirmation of a 2nd-place finish dangling for the final game. The lads got off to a great start when Self fired in a “30m floated screamer” from the right – cynics would claim it was a cross but they all count.

The 2nd half provided ample opportunities for the 2nds to rescue a result, but Post and Crossbar were on fire for the Brits and came to the rescue on 5(!) occasions. A glorious chance to equalise late on fell to Varjas, whose usual clinical finishing deserted him and the final whistle shortly followed. One of those days in the end… We rally around for a final, emotional game next week, to cap off an exceptional season led by the one and only Coach Sparks, club legend!

As things start to come an anticlimactic close, 4ths took on Ettekijs at Nossegem for the penultimate match of the season.

The scoreline speaks for itself. A lot of endeavour and passion from 4ths with a slight domination in general play but unfortunately a game of few chances with perhaps Fabi coming closest with a shot cleared off the line. Not the most exciting of Abssa matches.

Final score 0-0

MotM Matteo

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! The annual ladies 1 trip to the depths of Beautiful Belgium, to play at the formidable fortress of Sibret. The nearly 2 hour drive left the girls wondering what awaited them on the lovely grass pitch, as the vista changed from sunny blue sky to hailing black clouds too many times to count.
Lo and behold, the sun shone bright for the duration of not only warm-up but the match as well. Inspired by the equally sunny and forceful disposition of Coach Helene, the ladies braved the “squishy” (oh so squishy) pitch against 3-ranked Sibret with an air of confidence and positive energy. In fact, the ladies in green dominated the match from the outset, with lovely combination plays all around the pitch. Our wings, Mel and Pri, made many a dangerous run down the line and towards goal, challenging the opposition’s goalkeeper time and time again. Giorgia had a killer debut, playing striker and exhausting the defenders with her penetrating runs and poetic challenges.
Our defense, guided by Geani and Rebecca in the middle, and Rosey and Isa along the sides, gave the opposition little sight of our goal. And when needed, Mariana pulled through with some amazing saves.
Our center trio—Magda, Momo, and Olivia—controlled the middle of the pitch.
Unfortunately, our referee, as often goes, enjoyed whistling his whistle a bit too much for our liking. At the end of the first half, a free kick was awarded right outside our box, and a cheeky sneak play from the opponents caught us off guard enough to slip the ball into the net.
Shortly after half time, another verrryyyy soft foul was called right outside our box. This time the referee forgot to blow his whistle, and a clear offside play off the set piece was not called, in turn putting the opponents up to a 2-0 lead.
Nevertheless, the ladies in green continued to dominate play. They fought relentlessly, with many shots on target. Shoutout to the opposition’s goalkeeper who made maaany saves to keep them in the lead. With a few minutes left at the end of the match, Pri scored a lovely goal off a corner kick. Despite numerous occasions by FCI to tie the match out, the match finished with a final score line of 2-1.
A tough loss given the clear domination of play from our side, but nevertheless a positive performance given the circumstances and the caliber of the opposition. We hope to take this positive energy with us to the final match of the season.

Vets 1 played Brussels British, we started well, took the lead, Clément assist for a nice Gonçalo finish, doubled the lead when Armands crossed for a spectacular Rodri guided header into the corner, 2-0 against the wind, things looked good, alas the wind finally punished us on a corner, the ball ending up changing trajectory and floating into the net, 2-1, HT, then we had injuries, lost shape, and spent most of the match defending against a technically better and patient team, we conceded an unlucky penalty, one of those where the ball rebounds off a knee and then brushes an arm when impossible to move (VAR would’ve taken 5 mins on that…), 2-2, chances kept coming to the Brits and after some ping pong in defence it fell to one of their (numerous) better players to stroke it into the bottom corner, 2-3; at this point we actually manufactured our first chances of the 2nd half, 2 or 3 of them, but it wasn’t to be. Next week we face division champions Gast, hopefully not still needing a point to stay in the division ..

. MoTM Gineste

After the victory of FC Moreda against RCS Nivellois, FCI knows that there is only one acceptable result: victory. The game is not an easy one; Jodoigne is placed seventh in the league, and the result of the previous match we played against them is not comforting. By this point, we’ve all learnt the league table by heart and know how crucial this match is.

Jodoigne starts the match, and from the first passes, the quality of their players is clear. FCI answers with compactness and focus, closing space in defence, putting pressure on the midfield and preventing them from shooting from outside the box. In the attacking phase, FCI creates as many scoring opportunities as they have never done before. Well-taken corners, through balls and endless runs put FCI players multiple times in front of the door. The two clearest occasions are on Lisa’s feet, with one of the shots hitting the post and the other finishing over the crossbar. In the last action of the first half, FCI finds the lead thanks to Cath’s goal, which is amazingly assisted by Beaty.

Starting the second half with the result of 1-0, FCI maintains the focus and does not suffer the offensive of Jodoigne, determined to equalise the score but failing. Instead, FCI keeps attacking and creating scoring chances. Ilana, just entering the pitch, wants to give everything she has and fights on every ball, resulting in providing a pass that finds Adina in the right position to score. With still 20 minutes to go, Jodoigne does not give up the fight and tries to score the goal that would open the match. And they do… at the 90’. As FCI starts the match again, after the goal scored by Jodoigne, the referee whistles three times, and the game is over with the result of 2-1.

Who could have thought that the most exciting match of the week was not Real Madrid-Manchester City? We had to win, and we won. We wanted so much that we made it look almost simple. Despite the incredible victory, we are not safe, and the relegation battle is still ongoing. The match against White Star will be our last Hercules labour.

What a match, porca miseria!

Player of the match: Cath

1sts 0-1, penalty, game was very even up until then. 0-2, defensive lapse. 0-3, we’re down to 10 with Benoit gone off injured & are playing with another 2 injured, we’ve competed very well under the circumstances. A first team this short will not be fielded again