Prized/Friendly Cup

The Twelfth Raven
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Reynaldo de Castro took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 11th minute, Nico Rossi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elias De Koster sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute Reynaldo de Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jules Bernardts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Twelve Ravens's Fernand Maseur got a free kick in the 25th minute. Jules Bernardts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Mazza in the 26th minute of play. Paulo Cruz kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Reynaldo de Castro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Twelve Ravens's Jules Bernardts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reynaldo de Castro in the 41st minute of play. If Elias De Koster had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elias De Koster to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes Jardim América FC got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Cruz. If Nico Rossi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Jardim América FC's Nuno Neves got a free kick in the 57th minute. Perivaldo Torres came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Twelve Ravens's Elias De Koster. But to his dismay, Elias De Koster quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. In the 63rd minute, Elias De Koster got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 65 minutes, Jules Bernardts successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Reynaldo de Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Jules Bernardts tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reynaldo de Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Nico Rossi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fernand Maseur made in the 79th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Elias De Koster immediately put the ball in play. The supporters of Twelve Ravens booed when Jardim América FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moisés Sousa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jardim América FC's Perivaldo Torres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias De Koster in the 85th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomás Mazza got free with Jules Bernardts in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Perivaldo Torres came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Twelve Ravens's Elias De Koster. But to his dismay, Elias De Koster quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reynaldo de Castro in the 96th minute of play forced Twelve Ravens's goalkeeper Jules Bernardts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jardim América FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.