World League

Stade Olympique
Spectators: 7989 (Terracing: 5993, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Nickolai Nickerson 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. A collision led to Étoile Sportive Du Sahel getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Fabrício Rivarola hit a great ball. Reinard Hennes scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eric Soned, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Eric Soned didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Reinard Hennes went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Twelve Ravens's defense didn't have a chance, in the 29th minute, when Nickolai Nickerson scored to the left of an out of position Roland Vanden Broucke, making the score, 1-2. In the 36th minute, Nickolai Nickerson reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Roland Vanden Broucke. The goal made the score 2-2. Roland Vanden Broucke made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nickolai Nickerson in the 41st minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Rei Bolas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nickolai Nickerson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roland Vanden Broucke having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nickolai Nickerson in the 64th minute of play forced Twelve Ravens's goalkeeper Roland Vanden Broucke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 65 minutes Twelve Ravens's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vladimir Capixaba who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Vladimir Capixaba to fire away a dangerous shot which Roland Vanden Broucke despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After a rather tough play, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Allan Olofsson got a free kick in the 68th minute. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel made a substitution. Per-Arne Gunnarsson replaced Rei Bolas. Twelve Ravens's Jamie Figaro was substituted for Reinard Hennes. After 69 played minutes Étoile Sportive Du Sahel got a freekick which was hit by Allan Olofsson. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Fabrício Rivarola managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Matt Van Meirhaeghe in the 77 minute of the game. In a very dangerous position, a player in Twelve Ravens fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 77th minute. Penalty! Roland Vanden Broucke had in the 79thth minute some difficulties stopping Morgan Möllgren's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlo Ancelotti in the 85th 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 didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Carlo Ancelotti shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-3 in the ordered_time% minute. If Carlo Ancelotti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The Twelve Ravens players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Étoile Sportive Du Sahel from taking control. The game ends in a draw.