U21 World League

The Twelfth Raven
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Eliseo Illan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Christoffel Stocks had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 12 minutes in the game, Christoffel Stocks fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Paulo Romelio having to interfere. Paulo Romelio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andrez Wintermans in the 14th minute. The supporters of La Gallardeta booed when Twelve Ravens was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christoffel Stocks didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erubiel Chuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 17 minutes, Will deconinck mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Twelve Ravens and the La Gallardeta players grew even worse after the yellow card. Will deconinck hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Casimiro Erramun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dirk Versluys hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. La Gallardeta's Paulo Romelio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dirk Versluys in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute Andrez Wintermans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Romelio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carmelo Jeraldo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Twelve Ravens's Jules Bernardts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Illan in the 28th minute of play. 29 minutes into the game, Twelve Ravens's Andrez Wintermans nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paulo Romelio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Twelve Ravens's Jules Bernardts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcos Madeo in the 33rd minute of play. A collision led to Twelve Ravens getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Will deconinck hit a great ball. Andrez Wintermans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Romelio having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

In the 56th match minute, La Gallardeta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcos Madeo to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Will deconinck in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paulo Romelio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of La Gallardeta booed when Twelve Ravens was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christoffel Stocks didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paulo Romelio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christoffel Stocks in the 65th minute of the match. A collision led to La Gallardeta getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Carmelo Jeraldo hit a great ball. Paulo Romelio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christoffel Stocks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Twelve Ravens's Dirk Versluys quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Justo Clementi, made in the 84th minute of the game. Jules Bernardts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseo Illan in the 86th minute of play. Andrez Wintermans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Romelio having to interfere. 91 minutes into the match, La Gallardeta's goal looked a bit too open when Christoffel Stocks came free, but Paulo Romelio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute, Will deconinck left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Twelve Ravens fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1.