Official Cup

The Twelfth Raven
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Matt Van Meirhaeghe made in the 6th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Merceron United's Anthony Catapano. After 10 minutes, Dinei Fernandez made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Twelve Ravens's Roland Vanden Broucke tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Reinard Hennes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Daniele Bucciarelli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edoardo Pascucci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Roland Vanden Broucke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reinard Hennes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Daniele Bucciarelli made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Yanick Goosens sent off a good shot on target. After 37 minutes of play, Twelve Ravens's Reinard Hennes made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Daniele Bucciarelli was left in no man's land by his defense there! The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Reinard Hennes was the one to do the kick off. Reinard Hennes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Reinard Hennes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Roland Vanden Broucke made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Dinei Fernandez sent off a good shot on target. Twelve Ravens's Roland Vanden Broucke proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Twelve Ravens from getting a goal against them. In the 62nd minute, Reinard Hennes made a precise shot to the right of Daniele Bucciarelli. Merceron United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edoardo Pascucci in the 65th minute of play forced Twelve Ravens's goalkeeper Roland Vanden Broucke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Twelve Ravens's goal looked a bit too open when Edoardo Pascucci came free, but Roland Vanden Broucke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal 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 Edoardo Pascucci in the 67th minute of play. Twelve Ravens made a substitution. Bjorn Van de Weijer replaced Reinard Hennes. After 69 played minutes Merceron United got a freekick which was hit by Anthony Catapano. Daniele Bucciarelli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bjorn Van de Weijer went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. 73 minutes into the game, Philip Blocks 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 Merceron United the free kick. After 73 played minutes Twelve Ravens got a freekick which was hit by Philip Blocks. 76 minutes into the game, Twelve Ravens's Bjorn Van de Weijer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Daniele Bucciarelli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. 79 minutes into the match, Twelve Ravens's goal looked a bit too open when Edoardo Pascucci came free, but Roland Vanden Broucke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniele Bucciarelli 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 81st minute. After 85 played minutes Merceron United got a freekick which was hit by Anthony Catapano. Biagio Donadoni made in the 88th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Twelve Ravens's Leo Verstappen. Daniele Bucciarelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bjorn Van de Weijer in the 91st minute of play. In the 95th minute, Leo Verstappen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. For all the effort they put into the match, the Merceron United players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Twelve Ravens.