FC Irlande Vets 2

Our opposition didn’t show up…

Vets2 played Omnisport Bierges at probably one of the worst pitches in the whole of abssa. Details of the match are hazy, but it seems to be confirmed that Matt Williams scored a goal!! and that Pascal also scored from a penalty. Final score: 6-2 for Bierges.

Vets2, again with 5 or 6 key absences, were up against top of the league. Things started badly and we conceded one in the first 5 minutes. We had a couple of chances, but they scored another. 0-2 at half-time. In the 2nd half Xavier H. scored 1 and it looked like we could come back, but they soon scored a 3rd. Still, a 2nd goal by Xavier H. made for an exciting and close end of the game. End result: 2-3, which is an excellent result against such competition. Special mention goes to John Sparks’ excellent refereeing of a typical bunch of grumpy, whiney old men🙂

Vets2 lost 3-2 to Pangloss. With 4 or 5 starting players missing, we played a defensive game. They scored first but Oscar equalised before the first half. In the 2nd half we scored first (Oscar) but they equalised and just when it looked like we could score the winner, they scored their 3rd. MOTM Pietro with some outstanding saves.

Vets2 lost 2-1 in the last minute of the game. It was an overall even game, and a draw would have been a fair result, but we missed a few clear chances…. Bogdan scored our goal from a beautiful free kick.

Vets2 won 3-7 vs La Lorraine. It was 4-1 at half-time, with goals by Jacob (2), Oscar and John Sparks, making a special appearance. In the 2nd half John quickly scored 3 more. At the end we conceded 2, but it was still a great victory on a bright day

Vets2 played top of the table Coin du Balai, who hadn’t dropped any points yet. We started well and Xavier scored for us after 10 minutes. They got a bit nervous and we got a couple more chances, but then they turned on the pressure and scored an equaliser just before half time. In the 2nd half, a couple of injuries and our overall fitness levels made it difficult for us, and we conceded 5 goals. But everyone fought till the last minute. End result: 1-6

Vets2 had an unusually early kick-off at 11h00 vs British United. They scored with a bit of à fluke early in the game, but Xavier equalised shortly afterwards. We pushed on but they scored a 2nd on a counter. We dominated the 2nd half, and even got a penalty for it. We scored it but the ref made us take it again and then it went wide. We kept trying but couldn’t manage to equalise. End result: Vets2 lost 2-1

Vets2 played String Penelope and in the first half it was an even game with both sides scoring one (Micka scoring for us). However, 2 mistakes at the end of the 1st half cost us 2 goals. In the 2nd half we pushed hard, had a few chances and Alan managed to score 1, but it was too little too late and in the end Vets2 lost 3-2

We finally be able to play 11 with injured players. Nivelles is a great team which deserve this win. We do our best and we thank all the players for the investment in this difficult game. 3 goals against each half. We will be back next game for a win …

Vets2 report : we finally have a match after all those story about a forfait of the opponent. They were 10 on first half and 11 on the second. We have a strong game with a full new défense with pascal – Matt W – bart – xavi. We miss a few chance before doing 2-0. Laurent save a first penalty. We finish the first half with a 3-0. We change the team due to the injury of James. The second half was under control even they add a very good player. 6 more goals and again a great save of Laurent on a second Penalty. The most important is that we are still with no goal against. Cheers

Vets2 won 2-0 vs a good Chenois team. They wasted a few clear chances in the first 20 minutes and paid for that when Jörg scored on a break just before half time. The 2nd half was more even and Jacob scored our 2nd from a corner when Chenois were pushing for a draw. 2nd consecutive win and 2nd consecutive clean sheet. Vets2 keep marching on.