Challenge

The Twelfth Raven
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christoffel Stocks started the match with the kick off. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Will deconinck in the 3rd minute of the match. A throw-in in the 6th minute of the game was made by Camilo Gaos with Tomas Illescas as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Venezuela 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. 13 minutes into the match, Tomas Illescas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jules Bernardts. Twelve Ravens's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Illescas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Tomas Illescas struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Jules Bernardts didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezuela. A collision led to Twelve Ravens getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Aleix Vassaras hit a great ball. After 22 minutes of play, Venezuela's Patricio Costa made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jules Bernardts was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 30 minutes into the game, Guillermo Mariano threw the ball into play from the sideline. Twelve Ravens's Jilian Cortens quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 33rd minute, Tomas Illescas made a precise shot to the right of Jules Bernardts. Twelve Ravens's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. 36 minutes into the game, Tomas Illescas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Jules Bernardts was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jilian Cortens charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jilian Cortens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Twelve Ravens getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Jilian Cortens hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Illescas was the one to do the kick off. Rolf de Pelsmacker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Jonathan Ferrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jules Bernardts having to interfere. Tomas Illescas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jules Bernardts having to interfere. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jules Bernardts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jules Bernardts made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Tomas Illescas sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Twelve Ravens getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Aleix Vassaras hit a great ball. Twelve Ravens's Aleix Vassaras managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Salvador Gisbert in the 74 minute of the game. After having played for 77 minutes, Patricio Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patricio Costa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Twelve Ravens's defense didn't have a chance, in the 80th minute, when Tomas Illescas scored to the left of an out of position Jules Bernardts, making the score, 0-6. The crowd rose to their feet as Patricio Costa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jules Bernardts. That made the score 0-7 in the 85 minute of play. Twelve Ravens's Aleix Vassaras managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Salvador Gisbert in the 89 minute of the game. The throw-in from Alex Chicote in the 93rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Twelve Ravens's Kristen Dewitte. When Patricio Costa came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Venezuela 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 Patricio Costa couldn't finish the play. Venezuela played a much better game than Twelve Ravens and deserved their victory. The Twelve Ravens players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.