Friendly League

The Twelfth Raven
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marciano Hendrickx kicked off to start the match. Roland Vanden Broucke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marciano Hendrickx in the 9th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, Twelve Ravens's goal looked a bit too open when Marciano Hendrickx came free, but Roland Vanden Broucke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner led Beek City's Gustav Siöman to fire away a dangerous shot which Roland Vanden Broucke despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Marciano Hendrickx blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roland Vanden Broucke having to make a save. Roland Vanden Broucke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marciano Hendrickx in the 15th minute of play. Twelve Ravens's Roland Vanden Broucke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marciano Hendrickx in the 17th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Marciano Hendrickx had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roland Vanden Broucke. Twelve Ravens's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marciano Hendrickx was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 24 minutes into the match, Twelve Ravens's goal looked a bit too open when Marciano Hendrickx came free, but Roland Vanden Broucke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arian Beqaj was a little too slow when Reinard Hennes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 27th minute. The score was now 1-1. Beek City's Arian Beqaj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reinard Hennes in the 32nd minute of play. After 37 minutes of play, Beek City's Marciano Hendrickx made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roland Vanden Broucke was left in no man's land by his defense there! Roland Vanden Broucke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean-Louis Ouaddou, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 41st minute, Marciano Hendrickx left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Beek City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Rueben Rashleigh kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Reinard Hennes was the one to do the kick off. Roland Vanden Broucke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean-Louis Ouaddou in the 61st minute of play. With a little luck, Twelve Ravens's Roland Vanden Broucke got control of the ball when Marciano Hendrickx tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Twelve Ravens's goalkeeper Roland Vanden Broucke, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 75th minute, Marciano Hendrickx left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Beek City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marciano Hendrickx got free with Roland Vanden Broucke in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Marciano Hendrickx kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Roland Vanden Broucke. That made the score 1-6 in the 83 minute of play. In the 91st minute, Beek City's Jean-Louis Ouaddou ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Roland Vanden Broucke. Roland Vanden Broucke yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-7. If Marciano Hendrickx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Beek City eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.