Friendly League

Veenesluis
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Dimitri Huijbregs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jens van Basten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roland Vanden Broucke having to interfere. Leandro Soares might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roland Vanden Broucke. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leandro Soares ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leandro Soares in the 10th minute of play forced Twelve Ravens's goalkeeper Roland Vanden Broucke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roland Vanden Broucke came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Fc Benefica's Leandro Soares. But to his dismay, Leandro Soares quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Twelve Ravens's Tibor Van Bever got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Twelve Ravens's goalkeeper Roland Vanden Broucke, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Leandro Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Leandro Soares might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roland Vanden Broucke. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leandro Soares ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Fc Benefica's goalkeeper Mitchel Dijkstra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mitchel Dijkstra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Reinard Hennes's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Tibor Van Bever received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Mitchel Dijkstra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Reinard Hennes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 62nd minute, Leandro Soares left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fc Benefica fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Twelve Ravens's goalkeeper Roland Vanden Broucke, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mitchel Dijkstra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reinard Hennes in the 69th minute of the match. Leandro Soares hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. After 73 played minutes Fc Benefica got a freekick which was hit by Leandro Soares. In the 74th minute, Eduard Gryshko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Leandro Soares managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fc Benefica's supporters rose to their feet, but Leandro Soares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roland Vanden Broucke breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 84th minute, Eduard Gryshko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th match minute, Fc Benefica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduard Gryshko to maneuver through the defense. When Leo Verstappen fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Twelve Ravens's protests and gave Leo Verstappen a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Twelve Ravens getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Leo Verstappen hit a great ball. In the 90th match minute, Twelve Ravens was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leo Verstappen to maneuver through the defense. Carel Huiting hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Fc Benefica had played much better football throughout.