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Firsts were playing rivals LXG away in Schaarbeek. After having a decent start, a fault by Alvaro resulted in penalty giving them a 1-0 lead. We quickly recovered and an Alvaro corner created the opportunity for Nair to get on the scoresheet for the first time in 5 years. Then 5 minutes later a great Ciaran/Arjan combination resulted in the 1-2 by Arjan. HT 1-2.
Second half we struggled with staying in our formation and had to sit out a few big chances, but of course Ricard was there to save us. A nice Ricard kick-in lead to a great finish by Ciaron getting us 1-3 ahead. All in all a great team effort with some nice spels of possession.
FT 1-3, MOTM Ricard
The firsts got lucky and stole a point from LXG. First half we struggled to get into our play and got behind 0-1 after a nice shot from LXG. Then we got some good chances with Rachid and Seb but their attempts got blocked. Second half LXG got a red card for a taking Arjan down who was free on goal. We got more in the game but conceded a counter that got us down to 0-2. With fresh legs on midfield with James and Rob, and their down to 10, we managed to dominate the game that lead us to Arjan scoring the 1-2. Then unfortunately Bonaldi was sent off after a tackle on their keeper.
Firsts kept pushing which resulted in a penalty that Rachid calmly finished. All in all we made it a difficult game, but still got a point out of it. FT 2-2, MOTM Rachid