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. Dan Kjellman started the match with the kick off. Dan Kjellman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Roland Vanden Broucke came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Bal op het Dak's Dan Kjellman. But to his dismay, Dan Kjellman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Dan Kjellman might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roland Vanden Broucke. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dan Kjellman ran back to his position shaking his head. 22 minutes into the match, Twelve Ravens's goal looked a bit too open when Dan Kjellman came free, but Roland Vanden Broucke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reinard Hennes in the 29th minute of play forced FC Bal op het Dak's goalkeeper Harvey Davies to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Bjorn Van de Weijer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dan Kjellman in the 32nd 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. A sloppy throw-in by Leo Verstappen in the 33rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC Bal op het Dak's Joop Meder. Roland Vanden Broucke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dan Kjellman in the 34th minute of play. After taking down the ball on FC Bal op het Dak's corner John-Paul Locatelli fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Roland Vanden Broucke quite easily take care of the ball. Roberto-Carlos van Beek made in the 38th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Bruno Cappelsmans immediately put the ball in play. In the 41st minute Dan Kjellman 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. After having played for 48 minutes, Dan Kjellman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Bal op het Dak's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dan Kjellman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The wind increased when Bjorn Van de Weijer made the kick off in the second half. Harvey Davies showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pierre Van Hinnendael in the 56th minute of the match. Dan Kjellman took the ball and in the 58 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 0-4. FC Bal op het Dak made a substitution. Aristides Gombal replaced Shaq Francis. Through an outstanding action, after 64 minutes, Roland Vanden Broucke successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Harvey Davies took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierre Van Hinnendael, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Twelve Ravens's Roland Vanden Broucke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dan Kjellman in the 69th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dan Kjellman in the 70th minute of play forced Twelve Ravens's goalkeeper Roland Vanden Broucke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dan Kjellman struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Roland Vanden Broucke didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Bal op het Dak. In the 77th minute of the game Philip Blocks made a throw-in which Lennart De Coster played forward. 80 minutes into the game, Martijn August cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Roland Vanden Broucke was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Reinard Hennes hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute Martijn August 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. Martijn August who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 88thth minute tested the skills of Roland Vanden Broucke when he managed to save the team from getting behind. FC Bal op het Dak's Martijn August was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 88th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Iwan Valentijn fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 95th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball went over. It was a very nice shot. FC Bal op het Dak's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.