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On a lovely afternoon for football in Nossegem, 4ths were to come up against top of the league Forestoise EJ. A tough game was expected given the lofty position of the opponents but 4ths came determined to get something out of the day.
Unfortunately after a fast start, after only 3mins the opponent winger managed to break through and was brought down in the box. A penalty and 0-1 and not the start that was wanted for sure.
4ths are showing they are made of sterner stuff these days though and they dug in and didn’t let Forestoise dominate. They were not many chances during the rest of the first half except for a speculative long range free kick that hit the bar. HT 0-0
The 2nd half contained in a similar vain, with football not easy on the muddy pitch. 4ths made some changes and managed to get some more attacking play going but struggled in the final 3rd. Later on in the half, Matteo made a great save to keep it 0-1 which proved to be pivotal.
4ths pushed for the equaliser throughout and through a series of set pieces they managed to finally get the chance they needed with Costi heading in following a Fabi corner.
Some late drama ensued with the opponents trying to win an undeserved penalty with a couple of reds shown to their player and coach. But 4ths held their focus and secured a great point against top of the league. Could be a huge point come the end of the season!
Final score 1-1
MotM Matteo
Tough afternoon for the 4ths today, facing the league favorite.
After repeating 10 times to start the game tight, solid and focused we were 2-0 down after less than 10 minutes.
We really fougth back to turn 1-2 at HT after a goal from Viktor.
The first 10 minutes of the 2nd half were going to be decisive as Forestois was starting to doubt and be impatient.
Well, same mistake. 1-4 down in 10 minutes.
Rest of the game is insignificant due to the multiple changes we made.
4ths didnt play bad, we had opportunities, kept a positive fighting spirit but our defensive mistakes against a much better team than us scoring a direct free-kick and a direct corner led to this score.
Next weekend is also worth 3 points, let’s go for it! 💪
Motm Lore