U23 World League

The Twelfth Raven
Spectators: 7449 (Terracing: 5588, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Florentino Iztal took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jules Bernardts kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. After 11th play minutes Florentino Iztal shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Davide Cavaliere and just under the crossbar into goal. Ryan Bourgeois could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Davide Cavaliere made a huge save. With a little luck, Dexter Morgan VR46's Davide Cavaliere got control of the ball when Florentino Iztal tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Twelve Ravens's Ryan Bourgeois slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Davide Cavaliere. That made the score 2-0 after 17 minutes of play. Enrico Iacovone took the ball and in the 29 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 2-1. With 35 minutes on the clock, Dennis Fava commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 34th minute of the game. One of Dexter Morgan VR46:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Twelve Ravens:s goal. Davide Cavaliere made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Ryan Bourgeois sent off a good shot on target. Davide Cavaliere made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Ryan Bourgeois sent off a good shot on target. 42 minutes in the game Ettore Treglia did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Enrico Iacovone. If Florentino Iztal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Franco Penna stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Dexter Morgan VR46's goal looked a bit too open when Florentino Iztal came free, but Davide Cavaliere reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ryan Bourgeois recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Franco Bobbio in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luke Van den Inde saved Twelve Ravens from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco Bobbio in the 60th minute of play forced Twelve Ravens's goalkeeper Luke Van den Inde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Jeremy Godts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Franco Penna succeeded in the game's 66th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-2. After 68 minutes, Jules Bernardts mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Twelve Ravens and the Dexter Morgan VR46 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Florentino Iztal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Davide Cavaliere didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Twelve Ravens's Florentino Iztal shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Jeremy Godts sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Edoardo Felli charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edoardo Felli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 83rd match minute, Dexter Morgan VR46 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edoardo Felli to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute Frank Sammartino suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. 85 minutes into the game, Ryan Bourgeois was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Twelve Ravens's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dexter Morgan VR46 the free kick. Dexter Morgan VR46 made a substitution. Christian Pellegrini replaced Frank Sammartino. Ryan Bourgeois hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. After 95 played minutes Dexter Morgan VR46 got a freekick which was hit by Franco Penna. Davide Cavaliere took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryan Bourgeois, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Twelve Ravens walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.