Official Cup

The Twelfth Raven
Spectators: 527 (Terracing: 396, Seating: 121, VIP seats: 10) Roberto Eztebe 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 4th minute. 6 minutes in the game Philip Blocks did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Reinard Hennes. When Philip Blocks fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Twelve Ravens's protests and gave Philip Blocks a yellow card for diving instead. Philip Blocks hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 13th minute, Lino Rios 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. If Guido Txindoki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 18 minutes into the match, Reinard Hennes notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe. Roberto Eztebe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 21 minutes into the match, Reinard Hennes notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe. Roberto Eztebe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 28 minutes into the match, Twelve Ravens's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Roland Vanden Broucke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute, Lino Rios made a precise shot to the right of Roland Vanden Broucke. Twelve Ravens's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Twelve Ravens's Yanick Goosens quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Paul Vase, made in the 36th minute of the game. Roland Vanden Broucke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Lino Rios made a precise shot to the right of Roland Vanden Broucke. Twelve Ravens's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. After 44 played minutes Twelve Ravens got a freekick which was hit by Reinard Hennes. In the 46th match minute, Twelve Ravens was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto-Carlos van Beek to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

53 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Reinard Hennes came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goal looked a bit too open when Reinard Hennes came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st match minute, Twelve Ravens was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yanick Goosens to maneuver through the defense. Twelve Ravens's Roland Vanden Broucke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 64th minute of play. After 65 minutes Twelve Ravens's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dawid Beckham who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on AFC FUSION's corner Dawid Beckham 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 hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute, Roberto-Carlos van Beek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bjorn Van de Weijer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roberto Eztebe having to interfere. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bjorn Van de Weijer in the 88th minute of the match. Dimitri Huijbregs hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Roland Vanden Broucke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dawid Beckham in the 94th minute of the match. After having played for 95 minutes, Lino Rios managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC FUSION's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lino Rios was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Both players had fought hard during the second half to keep the score at 2-2. The tie meant more entertainment for the crowd as the match moved into extra-time.

After resting during the break, the players from both teams went out on the field looking very concentrated. It was now first half of the overtime. Lino Rios made the kick off and play began. After 103 played minutes Twelve Ravens got a freekick which was hit by Pierre Van Hinnendael. In the 114th minute of the match AFC FUSION 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. Dawid Beckham ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Dawid Beckham almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Twelve Ravens's Roland Vanden Broucke did a great save.

When it was time for second half in the overtime, the players were a bit slow, but they soon became more alert when it was time for Bjorn Van de Weijer to make the kick off. When Lino Rios came up free with the goalie in the 120th minute, the AFC FUSION fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lino Rios couldn't finish the play. Mario Sesuldo kicked well hit freekick during the 121st minute of the match. In the 122nd minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 127 minutes into the game, Pietro Turrieta 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 AFC FUSION the free kick. 120 minutes played and the teams were still tied %results%. It was now down to the keepers and penalty takers to win this one for their team.

The goalkeeper, Roberto Eztebe, was totally fooled by Twelve Ravens's Lennart De Coster, who 134 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Roberto Eztebe had in the 136thth minute some difficulties stopping Thiago Silva's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. The goalkeeper, Roland Vanden Broucke, was totally fooled by AFC FUSION's Romulo Abilio, who 139 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. When the match had been going on for 140 minutes, Twelve Ravens's Yanick Goosens got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Roberto Eztebe. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Twelve Ravens had won after a very even match.