Official Cup

The Twelfth Raven
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Florentino Iztal started the match with the kick off. After 8 played minutes AFC Koolkerke got a freekick which was hit by Laurend De Raedemaeker. In the 10th minute, Henri Cuppens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute of the match AFC Koolkerke got a corner. Twelve Ravens's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jakob Viskens ran over to the corner to take the kick. AFC Koolkerke's Jakob Viskens was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Luke Van den Inde in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 23rd match minute, AFC Koolkerke was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olivier Verheije to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th match minute, AFC Koolkerke was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olivier Verheije to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, AFC Koolkerke's Joerie Fossaert got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 35th minute, Arnold Peten left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC Koolkerke fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Mattheo Caspers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Florentino Iztal in the 40th minute. If Arnold Peten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gery Walder kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Matthy Verlinden was the one to do the kick off. Matthy Verlinden received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Luke Van den Inde came out and tried to block the shot, but Matthy Verlinden slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 52nd minute. AFC Koolkerke's Lieven Neys got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Kristof Rolink fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Twelve Ravens's protests and gave Kristof Rolink a yellow card for diving instead. In the 68th minute Arnold Peten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luke Van den Inde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Twelve Ravens booed when AFC Koolkerke was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olivier Verheije didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mattheo Caspers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florentino Iztal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd minute, Jeremy Godts 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. Lieven Neys made in the 76th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Twelve Ravens's Cuma Kartay. After having played for 76 minutes, Arnold Peten managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC Koolkerke's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arnold Peten was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 81st minute of the match Henri Cuppens shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luke Van den Inde showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Twelve Ravens booed when AFC Koolkerke was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gery Walder didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to AFC Koolkerke getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Laurend De Raedemaeker hit a great ball. In the 88th minute Jeremy Godts shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mattheo Caspers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute, Jules Bernardts made a precise shot to the right of Mattheo Caspers. AFC Koolkerke's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Mattheo Caspers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florentino Iztal in the 96th minute of the match. In the 97th match minute, AFC Koolkerke was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laurend De Raedemaeker to maneuver through the defense. In the 98th minute of the match Erwin Lissens sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mattheo Caspers skillfully saved the ball.