Friendly League

The Twelfth Raven
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurt Hamrin in the 4th 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 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kurt Hamrin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Viktor Pettersson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reinard Hennes in the 20th minute of play. In the 24th minute Twelve Ravens were awarded a corner. Lennart De Coster went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Tibor Van Bever heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Twelve Ravens's Roland Vanden Broucke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chen Ao Fan in the 26th minute of play. Viktor Pettersson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Reinard Hennes's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chen Ao Fan in the 32nd minute of play forced Twelve Ravens's goalkeeper Roland Vanden Broucke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Kevin Keegan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roland Vanden Broucke. Twelve Ravens's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kevin Keegan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Roland Vanden Broucke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Keegan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute Kevin Keegan 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 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Keegan in the 45th minute of play. Roland Vanden Broucke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Knut Rudberg in the 47th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kevin Keegan was the one to do the kick off. Roland Vanden Broucke was a little too slow when Knut Rudberg got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 51st minute. The score was now 1-2. Viktor Pettersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yanick Goosens, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. A collision led to Twelve Ravens getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Pietro Turrieta hit a great ball. In the 68th match minute, Skövde AIK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filip Brolin to maneuver through the defense. Skövde AIK made a substitution. Jerry Williams replaced Chen Ao Fan. In the 69th minute, Filip Brolin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Twelve Ravens's Roland Vanden Broucke got control of the ball when Jerry Williams tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, Skövde AIK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hans Petersson to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute, Hans Petersson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 78th minute of the match Twelve Ravens got a corner. Skövde AIK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lennart De Coster ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Lennart De Coster got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Viktor Pettersson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The supporters of Skövde AIK booed when Twelve Ravens was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pietro Turrieta didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85th minute Hjalmar Hägert 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. In the 87thth minute of the game Bjorn Van de Weijer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Skövde AIK's Viktor Pettersson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Twelve Ravens's Roland Vanden Broucke proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Twelve Ravens from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Skövde AIK's zone, Bjorn Van de Weijer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Viktor Pettersson came out of the goal and Bjorn Van de Weijer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.