Friendly League

The Twelfth Raven
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ksawery Gongola started the match with the kick off. Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bjorn Van de Weijer, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 9 minutes into the game, Ksawery Gongola cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Roland Vanden Broucke was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Roland Vanden Broucke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ksawery Gongola, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Twelve Ravens's goal looked a bit too open when Ksawery Gongola came free, but Roland Vanden Broucke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bjorn Van de Weijer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu having to interfere. FFC Merainies 03's Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bjorn Van de Weijer in the 26th minute of play. In the 29thth minute of the game Ksawery Gongola who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Twelve Ravens's Roland Vanden Broucke was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pierre Van Hinnendael kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Lennart De Coster could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leon Craandijk in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roland Vanden Broucke prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 45th minute of the match, Pierre Van Hinnendael tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ksawery Gongola in the 47th minute of play forced Twelve Ravens's goalkeeper Roland Vanden Broucke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 minutes into the match, Twelve Ravens's goal looked a bit too open when Ksawery Gongola came free, but Roland Vanden Broucke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bjorn Van de Weijer to make the kick off. Fabio Botello might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roland Vanden Broucke. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fabio Botello ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 55th minute Pierre Van Hinnendael shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, FFC Merainies 03's Leon Craandijk sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roland Vanden Broucke narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 57th minute of the match FFC Merainies 03 got a corner. Twelve Ravens's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leon Craandijk ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Ksawery Gongola managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Oskar Törnblom managed to get in a good position for a shot. FFC Merainies 03's supporters rose to their feet, but Oskar Törnblom was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roland Vanden Broucke breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Roland Vanden Broucke made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leon Craandijk in the 68th minute. 71 minutes into the match, FFC Merainies 03's goal looked a bit too open when Michel De Mey came free, but Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Twelve Ravens's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lennart De Coster in the 73rd minute. After taking down the ball on Twelve Ravens's corner Michel De Mey fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu quite easily take care of the ball. 76 minutes into the match, FFC Merainies 03's goal looked a bit too open when Pierre Van Hinnendael came free, but Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reinard Hennes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as FFC Merainies 03's Leon Craandijk slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Roland Vanden Broucke. That made the score 0-2 after 83 minutes of play. FFC Merainies 03's Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel De Mey in the 87th minute of play. A collision led to Twelve Ravens getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Lennart De Coster hit a great ball. In the 89th minute of the match Leon Craandijk sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Roland Vanden Broucke skillfully saved the ball. Roland Vanden Broucke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leon Craandijk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reinard Hennes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over FFC Merainies 03 could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Twelve Ravens throughout the match.