U21 World League

The Twelfth Raven
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fidel Pes started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the game, Christoffel Stocks was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Twelve Ravens's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jesucristo es la Solución the free kick. The supporters of Jesucristo es la Solución booed when Twelve Ravens was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christoffel Stocks didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fidel Pes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 5th match minute, Jesucristo es la Solución was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fidel Pes to maneuver through the defense. Cristobal Garcia scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jules Bernardts, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrez Wintermans in the 12th minute of play forced Jesucristo es la Solución's goalkeeper 范鹰浩 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jules Bernardts showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justino Luken in the 16th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, Dirk Versluys dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of 范鹰浩, 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Isaac Jerold managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jesucristo es la Solución's supporters rose to their feet, but Isaac Jerold was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jules Bernardts breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 27 minutes into the game, Jesucristo es la Solución's Justino Luken nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jules Bernardts made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 29th minute, Fidel Pes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Twelve Ravens getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Dirk Versluys hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrez Wintermans got free with 范鹰浩 in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 范鹰浩 was out of position in the 35 minute of play, and Andrez Wintermans capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Andrez Wintermans really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. In the 42nd minute of the match Jesucristo es la Solución 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. Abelardo Pietro ran over to the corner to take the kick. Rosendo Bikendi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jules Bernardts having to make a save. Jules Bernardts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fidel Pes in the 45th minute of play.

The wind increased when Christoffel Stocks made the kick off in the second half. Will deconinck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. 范鹰浩 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andrez Wintermans in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 范鹰浩 saved Jesucristo es la Solución from getting behind. Abelardo Pietro lost his temper 54 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to Jesucristo es la Solución getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Abelardo Pietro hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christoffel Stocks in the 56th minute of play forced Jesucristo es la Solución's goalkeeper 范鹰浩 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Twelve Ravens's zone, Luís Fernando Salles stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jules Bernardts came out of the goal and Luís Fernando Salles tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 67th match minute, Twelve Ravens was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleix Vassaras to maneuver through the defense. Will deconinck recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Romain Van den Bossche made in the 77th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Jesucristo es la Solución's Fidel Pes. Jules Bernardts made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Rosendo Bikendi sent off a good shot on target. Romain Van den Bossche hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute, Romain Van den Bossche hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fidel Pes did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-3 to the left of a surprised Jules Bernardts 90 minutes into the match. The Jesucristo es la Solución supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Jesucristo es la Solución would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.