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The Twelfth Raven
Spectators: 10837 (Terracing: 8129, Seating: 2492, VIP seats: 216) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eugenio Rosati started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lieven Demarrez in the 3rd minute of play forced Twelve Ravens's goalkeeper Roland Vanden Broucke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Eugenio Rosati's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roland Vanden Broucke was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Twelve Ravens's Roland Vanden Broucke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugenio Rosati in the 20th minute of play. After having played for 21 minutes, Reinard Hennes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Twelve Ravens's supporters crossed their fingers, but Reinard Hennes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. MagicTeam's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Brecht Ablij in the 25th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Vicent Duranseau could shoot a difficult shot in the 27th minute, which Jeoffrey De Prins however easily saved by the left post. MagicTeam's Jeoffrey De Prins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reinard Hennes in the 29th minute of play. Jeoffrey De Prins made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vicent Duranseau in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reinard Hennes in the 32nd minute of play forced MagicTeam's goalkeeper Jeoffrey De Prins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeoffrey De Prins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicent Duranseau in the 35th minute of the match. Roland Vanden Broucke didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eugenio Rosati went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Herald Delamenin hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Pierre Van Hinnendael could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Jeoffrey De Prins made a huge save. Roland Vanden Broucke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugenio Rosati, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. With a little luck, MagicTeam's Jeoffrey De Prins got control of the ball when Vicent Duranseau tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Reinard Hennes to make the kick off. Eugenio Rosati might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roland Vanden Broucke. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eugenio Rosati ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Twelve Ravens's goalkeeper Roland Vanden Broucke, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. MagicTeam's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Brecht Ablij in the 56th minute. Matt Van Meirhaeghe kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Eugenio Rosati's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roland Vanden Broucke read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Matt Van Meirhaeghe's late challenge caught a MagicTeam's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matt Van Meirhaeghe helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th minute, Matt Van Meirhaeghe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 69 in the game by Eugenio Rosati from a close distance when the talented Roland Vanden Broucke managed to make a qualified save. Twelve Ravens's players were relieved. MagicTeam made a substitution. Cristiano Matorin replaced Santo Lidon. MagicTeam's Luis Rau was substituted for Jan Hop. Twelve Ravens's Norbert De Mesemaekre was substituted for Reinard Hennes. Twelve Ravens made a substitution. Bjorn Van de Weijer replaced Vicent Duranseau. Thanks to some nice moves Cristiano Matorin could shoot a difficult shot in the 75th minute, which Roland Vanden Broucke however easily saved by the left post. Jeoffrey De Prins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bjorn Van de Weijer in the 78th minute of play. The throw-in from Matt Van Meirhaeghe in the 80th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by MagicTeam's Luis Rau. In the 85th minute Bjorn Van de Weijer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeoffrey De Prins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeoffrey De Prins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bjorn Van de Weijer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 94 minutes into the match, Twelve Ravens's goalkeeper Roland Vanden Broucke had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristiano Matorin. MagicTeam's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.