Challenge

Scaena Invicto
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sreten Popovic took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Emmanuel Hylen fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After some careless play in the Serbia defense, Emmanuel Hylen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. The Serbia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zvezdan Nedeljkovic should have stopped the shot. Serbia's Zvezdan Nedeljkovic proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Serbia from getting a goal against them. The throw-in from Momir Gisic in the 8th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Invictus FC's Octave Hendrickx. In the 11th minute, Invictus FC's Maxim Van den Berghe seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Maxim Van den Berghe the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Invictus FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Maxim Van den Berghe had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Invictus FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 11th minute. Penalty! 17 minutes into the match, Sean Mallecots notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Serbia's Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Emmanuel Hylen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zvezdan Nedeljkovic having to interfere. After having played for 22 minutes, Emmanuel Hylen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Invictus FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emmanuel Hylen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emmanuel Hylen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sean Mallecots recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 30 minutes into the match, Emmanuel Hylen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Serbia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emmanuel Hylen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sean Mallecots showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 6-0 in the 46 minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sean Mallecots stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Serbia defense, Sean Mallecots kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. The Serbia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zvezdan Nedeljkovic should have stopped the shot. Emmanuel Hylen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 61 minutes into the match, Invictus FC's Sean Mallecots sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zvezdan Nedeljkovic narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A sloppy throw-in by Rasko Nestorovski in the 63rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Invictus FC's Octave Hendrickx. 64 minutes into the match, Sean Mallecots notched a goal, 8-0, to the right of Serbia's Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ron Aelgoet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zvezdan Nedeljkovic having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Sean Mallecots had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Serbia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sean Mallecots was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. After a defensive mix-up in Serbia's zone, Emmanuel Hylen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic came out of the goal and Emmanuel Hylen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Invictus FC's Edgard Goossens was substituted for Octaaf Van der Meiren. Momir Gisic hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. When Ron Aelgoet came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Invictus FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ron Aelgoet couldn't finish the play. 83 minutes into the game, Sean Mallecots cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 10-0. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 86 minutes into the game, Sean Mallecots cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 11-0. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sean Mallecots received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emmanuel Hylen struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Invictus FC. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sean Mallecots, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. There was no doubt that Invictus FC were the better team. Invictus FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.