Wallonia Club Sibret A

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.

FCI Ladies I played their tenth league game on December 2 at home in Auderghem with a loss against Wallonia Club Sibret A.

During the first half, FCI struggled with its defensive organization, maintaining possession, and winning balls in the air. The defense held together until halfway through the half when SIbret broke through following a good shot from outside the box. The defensive confusion continued through the half, which ended 0-4 following three more well-worked goals from SIbret.

The team showed character in the second half, refusing to give up despite conceding an early goal to make it 0-5. Captain Sophia Müller pulled one back after FCI was awarded a penalty. Sibret got one more around the 65th minute. From then on, FCI dominated possession, winning multiple free kicks in SIbret’s defensive third. A second goal came through the follow-up runs on the Sibret keeper’s free-kick save. Despite hitting the crossbar once and a couple other close chances, the game finished 2-6.