The Ghent Goblins had some difficult past few weeks. Their opening game against the undefeated Red Rhinos resulted in a 3-10 loss. Eventhough the Goblins were the underdog in this match, they still believed they could have won this one. They were highly motivated and ready for the new season. This optimism failed to translate itself into actual results, and the Rhinos charged the first quarter without much hinder. The Goblins eventually crawled back upon the ladder, but didn’t manage to do much good.

Ghent Goblins – Red Rhinos 3-10 (0-6, 1-1, 1-3, 1-0)

* Torben Ahlborn
* Torben Ahlborn (Enrico Maertens)
* Torben Ahlborn
* Louis Drijvers (Enrico Maertens)
* Emile Drijvers
* Emile Drijvers
* Emile Drijvers
* Hannes Van den Bossche (Jan Van Cauwenberge)
* Emile Drijvers
* Enrico Maertens
* Hannes Van den Bossche
* Louis Drijvers (Mark Roes)
* Wibo Werbrouck

MVP: Emile Drijvers
MVP other team: Hannes Van den Bossche

Ghent Goblins – Buggenhout Brewers 2-10 (0-4, 0-1, 1-2, 1-3)

But, no worries, no Belgian team has ever defeated the Rhinos, so they shouldn’t be ashamed. Their next game was against their befriended team, the Buggenhout Brewers. These were usually tense games that the Goblins could overcome, so they got themselves motivated again to bring home the win. Yet again, they were overwhelmed. The midfield from the brewers dominated the Goblins and completely overthrew the defence. The game ended in a 2-10 loss, which was even worse than the Rhinos-game.

* Jeroen De Winne
* Dieter Van Dyck
* Nick Van Ransbeeck
* Simon Rossel (Dieter Van Dyck)
* Dieter Van Dyck
* Jeroen De Winne
* Alexandre Joos de ter Beerst
* Dieter Van Dyck (Timothy Bourgeois)
* Hannes Van den Bossche
* Nick Van Ransbeeck
* Nick Van Ransbeeck

MVP: Patrick Willems
MVP other team: Niels Theuns

Lille Spartiates – Ghent Goblins 9-4 (2-0, 0-2, 2-1, 5-1)

Two losses in a row and now they had to face Lille, the runner-up champion after the Rhinos. Since their line-up wasn’t all that good, the Goblins were eager again to make this their first win. Never before they played this well against Lille, they were even in the lead for a few minutes thanks to their Ukranian beast, Roman. But then it happened, François Labbé got more into his game and started with his goalscoaring routine, taking seven out of nine goals. The game ended in a 9-4 loss which was terrible for the Goblins.

The third game and loss of the season was a terrible start. The team that was founded second in Belgium was now standing in sixth position. After facing all of the best opponents from Belgium in a row, they were now eager to get a win.

* François Labbé
* François Labbé (Lucas Judson)
* Hannes Van den Bossche
* Hannes Van den Bossche
* Roman Fishchuk
* François Labbé (Edouard Delattre)
* François Labbé
* François Labbé
* Sébastien Devos
* François Labbé
* Alexandre Joos de ter Beerst (Hannes Van den Bossche)
* Edouard Delattre (Alexis Annoot)
* François Labbé (Alexis Annoot)

MVP: François Labbé
MVP other team: Roman Fishchuk

Heist Hunters – Ghent Goblins 0-15 (0-6, 0-5, 0-1, 0-3)

This weekend they faced the Heist Hunters and took home the win with 15 goals to 0! They played as a team and were awarded a long needed positive result.

* Hannes Van den Bossche
* Hannes Van den Bossche (Octavian Susnea)
* Pieter De Baets (Roman Fishchuk)
* Dieter Van der Hallen
* Dieter Van der Hallen
* Valentijn Daem (Roman Fishchuk)
* Hannes Van den Bossche
* Alexandre Joos de ter Beerst
* Octavian Susnea
* Wibo Werbrouck (Roman Fishchuk)
* Hannes Van den Bossche (Dieter Van Der Hallen)
* Hannes Van den Bossche (Alexandre Joos de ter Beerst)
* Jan Van Cauwenberge
* Pieter De Baets (Wibo Werbrouck)
* Dieter Van Der Hallen (Valentijn Daem)

MVP: Pieter De Baets
MVP other team: Maikel Cnop

Next week: Hall’gators! Ghent Goblins are eager to grab their second victory in a row., and give their fans their first home-points of the cup.

Tom Rasquin