Friendly League

The Twelfth Raven
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Twelve Ravens's Reinard Hennes started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Twelve Ravens were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after AFC Koolkerke's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lennart De Coster took the corner. Reinard Hennes made a great header on Twelve Ravens's corner, it was just that AFC Koolkerke's Ulises Steven managed to reach the ball for a save. Roland Vanden Broucke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robertinho Carabajal, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. AFC Koolkerke's Clóvis Bittencourt was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Roland Vanden Broucke in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Baba Laabidi made in the 13th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Reinard Hennes. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Reinard Hennes in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ulises Steven prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Reinard Hennes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ulises Steven was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Robertinho Carabajal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roland Vanden Broucke was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Reinard Hennes might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ulises Steven. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Reinard Hennes ran back to his position shaking his head. Ulises Steven took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reinard Hennes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christer Sunde made in the 22nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Laurent Verhaghe however managed to control. Robertinho Carabajal took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Roland Vanden Broucke. Roland Vanden Broucke dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. If Yanick Goosens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Twelve Ravens's Roberto-Carlos van Beek got a free kick in the 39th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Robertinho Carabajal made a kick off. Leo Verstappen kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Robertinho Carabajal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Roland Vanden Broucke made a huge save. The supporters of AFC Koolkerke booed when Twelve Ravens was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lars Grönlund didn't get a good kick on the ball. Twelve Ravens's Vicent Duranseau was substituted for Reinard Hennes. After 69 played minutes Twelve Ravens got a freekick which was hit by Lars Grönlund. Roland Vanden Broucke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robertinho Carabajal, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Leo Verstappen made in the 71st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by AFC Koolkerke's Tommie Jorna. If Vicent Duranseau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ulises Steven took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vicent Duranseau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute, Leo Verstappen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Robertinho Carabajal took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Roland Vanden Broucke. Roland Vanden Broucke dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Robertinho Carabajal blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roland Vanden Broucke having to make a save. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Robertinho Carabajal put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Roland Vanden Broucke. After some careless play in the Twelve Ravens defense, Robertinho Carabajal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roland Vanden Broucke. The Twelve Ravens fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roland Vanden Broucke should have stopped the shot. The AFC Koolkerke supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AFC Koolkerke would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.