Friendly League

The Twelfth Raven
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Reinard Hennes made the kick off which started today's match. Reinard Hennes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lou Wegers read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. When de belletrekkers's Kurt de Rudder in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Twelve Ravens's goalie prevented a goal. Reinard Hennes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 12th minute of the match, Reinard Hennes tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lou Wegers saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Twelve Ravens's Roland Vanden Broucke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulus Van Hove in the 14th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Kurt de Rudder 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 Kurt de Rudder was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Yanick Goosens's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lou Wegers read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Roland Vanden Broucke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulus Van Hove in the 22nd minute of the match. Reinard Hennes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lou Wegers having to make a save. In the 23rd minute Reinard Hennes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lou Wegers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Reinard Hennes took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lou Wegers. Lou Wegers dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 32nd minute Paulus Van Hove shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roland Vanden Broucke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when de belletrekkers's Paulus Van Hove fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Yanick Goosens hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Isidoor Dejardin's late challenge caught a Twelve Ravens's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Isidoor Dejardin helped the player get up and apologised. After 45 played minutes de belletrekkers got a freekick which was hit by Isidoor Dejardin. With an all-out effort, Twelve Ravens's Lou Wegers threw himself towards the right post 46 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Reinard Hennes, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Paulus Van Hove to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of de belletrekkers booed when Twelve Ravens was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pierre Van Hinnendael didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kurt de Rudder got free with Roland Vanden Broucke in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bruno Cappelsmans lost his temper 56 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 55th minute, one of Twelve Ravens:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Twelve Ravens. When the match had been going on for 58 minutes, de belletrekkers's Marten Merckx got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Roland Vanden Broucke. Pierre Van Hinnendael sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 63 minutes into the game, Aurelian Barboni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. de belletrekkers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Twelve Ravens the free kick. After a rather tough play, de belletrekkers's Aurelian Barboni got a free kick in the 64th minute. Roland Vanden Broucke made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kurt de Rudder in the 73rd minute. Twelve Ravens's Vicent Duranseau was substituted for Reinard Hennes. Mattias Van Elsen made in the 76th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Twelve Ravens's Leo Verstappen. Roland Vanden Broucke made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kurt de Rudder in the 85th minute. After 86 played minutes Twelve Ravens got a freekick which was hit by Pierre Van Hinnendael. Roland Vanden Broucke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelian Barboni in the 87th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Mattias Van Elsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paulus Van Hove scored 1-3 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roland Vanden Broucke, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.