Friendly League

The Twelfth Raven
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Twelve Ravens's Reinard Hennes started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the match, Twelve Ravens's Reinard Hennes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rene Vereijt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Roland Vanden Broucke didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from William Westelinx went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Roland Vanden Broucke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from William Westelinx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 12 minutes Twelve Ravens's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Riemer Ax who took care of the corner kick. The corner led FC Ouagadougou National's Riemer Ax to fire away a dangerous shot which Roland Vanden Broucke despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. William Westelinx blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roland Vanden Broucke having to make a save. In the 16th minute William Westelinx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roland Vanden Broucke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roland Vanden Broucke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from William Westelinx in the 18th minute of the match. Roland Vanden Broucke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from William Westelinx, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reinard Hennes in the 26th minute of play forced FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Rene Vereijt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If William Westelinx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rene Vereijt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Reinard Hennes in the 31st minute. After 34 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. Rene Vereijt was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Reinard Hennes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rene Vereijt was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Twelve Ravens's Roland Vanden Broucke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by William Westelinx in the 41st minute of play. William Westelinx scored 1-2 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roland Vanden Broucke, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when William Westelinx stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sergen Şahbender recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. FC Ouagadougou National's Rene Vereijt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reinard Hennes in the 54th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Twelve Ravens's Leo Verstappen got a free kick in the 55th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Twelve Ravens's goalkeeper Roland Vanden Broucke had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by William Westelinx. Leo Verstappen's late challenge caught a FC Ouagadougou National's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leo Verstappen helped the player get up and apologised. Roland Vanden Broucke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from William Westelinx in the 61st minute of play. Hamza Yavaş took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Roland Vanden Broucke. Roland Vanden Broucke dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bjorn Van de Weijer in the 72nd minute of play forced FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Rene Vereijt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Ouagadougou National's William Westelinx slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Roland Vanden Broucke. That made the score 1-4 after 75 minutes of play. When Dimitri Huijbregs fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Twelve Ravens's protests and gave Dimitri Huijbregs a yellow card for diving instead. When FC Ouagadougou National's Jedrzej Kiszkiel in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Twelve Ravens's goalie prevented a goal. 85 minutes into the match, Twelve Ravens's goal looked a bit too open when Jedrzej Kiszkiel came free, but Roland Vanden Broucke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute Jedrzej Kiszkiel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roland Vanden Broucke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roland Vanden Broucke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jedrzej Kiszkiel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes into the match, Twelve Ravens's goal looked a bit too open when Sergen Şahbender came free, but Roland Vanden Broucke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Twelve Ravens's Roland Vanden Broucke proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Twelve Ravens from getting a goal against them. Jedrzej Kiszkiel struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Roland Vanden Broucke didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Ouagadougou National. The Twelve Ravens fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC Ouagadougou National were clearly better and deserved to take the win.