Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Reinard Hennes took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Reinard Hennes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Twelve Ravens's supporters rose to their feet, but Reinard Hennes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ricardo Zorita breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Reinard Hennes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 5 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Reinard Hennes came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pierre Van Hinnendael sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reinard Hennes, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 17th match minute, El Salvador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Tamayo to maneuver through the defense. Ricardo Zorita 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. After having played for 21 minutes, Reinard Hennes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Twelve Ravens's supporters crossed their fingers, but Reinard Hennes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 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 27th minute. The corner led Twelve Ravens's Pierre Van Hinnendael to fire away a dangerous shot which Ricardo Zorita despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 28 played minutes Twelve Ravens got a freekick which was hit by Pierre Van Hinnendael. 31 minutes into the match, Twelve Ravens's Reinard Hennes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ricardo Zorita narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 33 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Reinard Hennes came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Reinard Hennes came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Reinard Hennes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Twelve Ravens's supporters rose to their feet, but Reinard Hennes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ricardo Zorita breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 39th minute Reinard Hennes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Zorita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 48 minutes into the game, Twelve Ravens's Reinard Hennes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ricardo Zorita made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Moises Fernandino made a kick off. When Twelve Ravens's Reinard Hennes in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Salvador's goalie prevented a goal. Ricardo Zorita was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Yanick Goosens showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 56 minute of play. In the 61st minute, Reinard Hennes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ricardo Zorita was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Reinard Hennes took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Ricardo Zorita to make any attempt to save it. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Reinard Hennes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Twelve Ravens's supporters rose to their feet, but Reinard Hennes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ricardo Zorita breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Twelve Ravens made a substitution. Bjorn Van de Weijer replaced Reinard Hennes. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roberto-Carlos van Beek during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 78 minutes, Jesus Carvallo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Salvador and the Twelve Ravens players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jesus Carvallo hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pierre Van Hinnendael got free with Ricardo Zorita in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bjorn Van de Weijer in the 84th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to El Salvador getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Joshua Curbelo hit a great ball. In the 97th minute, Bjorn Van de Weijer got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the final whistle sounded Twelve Ravens left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than El Salvador.
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