FT Antwerp – Real Herentals 6 – 5 : ‘Defensive mistakes kill strong visitors’
Real Men later two weeks on made for later victories, but now the hardest one was to Antwerp, the next week there is another match (Charleroi).
‘Both teams were tied for third with 12 points’, says honorary chairman Eddy Lambaerts.
Losing was not an option for either of them. In the first 2 minutes, the game is evenly matched with no scoring opportunities. After a rehearsed kick-in, Antwerp comes to study via Adnane on an assist from Sababti.
First ball between the posts and direct goal. After 4 minutes of play, Antwerp is 2-0 after Qoli’s stupid loss of possession and Adnane’s 2nd goal was all too easy. With 8 minutes to play in the first half, Real continues to hand out presents.
Dahmani lost the ball and 3-0 via Ettalaki. Three avoidable goals that can and should not be at this level. But Real do not give up and come back into the game after a nice attack via Chadli, Dahmani and Ali Bouri makes it 3-1.
Real now has the better game and scores the connecting goal via Chadli with a nice action and ditto shot (3-2). He gets a little better every week. With this position, Real should be able to get the rest.
But this does not work, Antwerp still scores the 4-2 via Zaaf after another defensive gift. This is also the halftime score, 4 -2, Real really conceded his goals way too simple, so you make it very difficult for yourself.
We are less than a minute into the 2nd half and Bilal Bouri scored the 4-3 on El Fashi’s assist. Even later, Ilias El Attabi has the 4-4 at the foot, but hits the post and on the other side it is hit again, after Chadli loses the ball, Zaaf makes it 5-3.
Not 4 – 4 but 5 – 3, a world of difference. But this Real does not give up. Chadli, again he, with the ball conquest and Dahmani scored the 5-4. Now you really think you’re going to defend a little better. The two keepers make some excellent saves, but Zouggaghi can still kick the 6-4 in far too easily.
For the 4th time Real come back to 1 goal and El Fashi scored 6-5 on Chadli’s assist. Real with a flying goalkeeper in the last three minutes but no longer scored the deserved equalizers.
It will be all right with this Real Elmos Herentals.’ Photo archive NNieuws/Peter Verstraeten.