U23 World League

The Twelfth Raven
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Florentino Iztal made the kick off and thus started the match. Florentino Iztal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugh Wilkinson having to interfere. A collision led to Gone With the Win getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Seb Osbourne hit a great ball. Rio Dunn took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luke Van den Inde. Luke Van den Inde dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Twelve Ravens's Luke Van den Inde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rio Dunn in the 10th minute of play. Jimmy Mulford fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luke Van den Inde having to interfere. Luke Van den Inde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rio Dunn, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After a rather tough play, Twelve Ravens's Florentino Iztal got a free kick in the 18th minute. Rio Dunn took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luke Van den Inde. Luke Van den Inde dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Jeremy Godts charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jeremy Godts the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Twelve Ravens's Jeremy Godts got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Luke Van den Inde stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rio Dunn's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. In the 31st minute, Jez Mabbutt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Twelve Ravens's Luke Van den Inde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimmy Mulford in the 32nd minute of play. After recieving a nice pass, Twelve Ravens's Erwin Lissens tried to score from far away in the 35th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florentino Iztal got free with Hugh Wilkinson in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 37th minute, Harvey Featherstone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hugh Wilkinson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Florentino Iztal in the 40th minute. In the 43rd minute, Erwin Lissens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Rio Dunn put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Luke Van den Inde. Lee Smith hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rio Dunn made a kick off. Luke Van den Inde was out of position in the 54 minute of play, and Rio Dunn capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rio Dunn really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Gone With the Win's Hugh Wilkinson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryan Bourgeois in the 60th minute of play. A collision led to Gone With the Win getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Lee Smith hit a great ball. Jimmy Mulford came free with the goalkeeper in the 72nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Luke Van den Inde could save by the left post. Hugh Wilkinson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florentino Iztal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hugh Wilkinson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florentino Iztal in the 78th minute of play. In the 81stth minute of the game Rio Dunn who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Twelve Ravens's Luke Van den Inde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kristof Rolink hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Luke Van den Inde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jez Mabbutt, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Luke Van den Inde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rio Dunn in the 89th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the match, Gone With the Win's Rio Dunn sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luke Van den Inde narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luke Van den Inde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rio Dunn in the 95th minute of the match. The Twelve Ravens supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Gone With the Win's performance. The match ended with a win for Gone With the Win.