Challenge

RANDOM ZONE
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Manuel Isăilă took the kick off in the first half of the match. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Isăilă in the 4th minute of play. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Isăilă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Belgium's Lenny Clocheret got a free kick in the 8th minute. With a little luck, Belgium's Casper Claes got control of the ball when Manuel Isăilă tried to sneak it across the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Ninjas in Pyjamas's goal looked a bit too open when Yves Dervaux came free, but Cai Yue Guang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edward Vanderstraeten took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cai Yue Guang. Cai Yue Guang dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Manuel Isăilă hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. 21 minutes into the match, Yves Dervaux had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cai Yue Guang. Ninjas in Pyjamas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yves Dervaux was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 29th minute Manuel Isăilă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Casper Claes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 32 minutes of play, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cai Yue Guang was left in no man's land by his defense there! Manuel Isăilă could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Casper Claes made a huge save. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edward Vanderstraeten to make the kick off. After having played for 54 minutes, Edward Vanderstraeten managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belgium's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edward Vanderstraeten was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 61 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Belgium! Casper Claes came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by Ninjas in Pyjamas's Manuel Isăilă. But to his dismay, Manuel Isăilă quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Manuel Isăilă took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Casper Claes. Casper Claes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. The supporters of Ninjas in Pyjamas booed when Belgium was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sander Dermaut didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rareș Tatulici shot a long shot in the 77th minute and a light blocked Casper Claes hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 4-3. 80 minutes into the game, one of Belgium:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Rareș Tatulici walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Ninjas in Pyjamas's Cai Yue Guang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Ninjas in Pyjamas from getting a goal against them. Edward Vanderstraeten recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Floris Claeys fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Belgium's protests and gave Floris Claeys a yellow card for diving instead. In the 89th minute, Floris Claeys hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Belgium booed when Ninjas in Pyjamas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kenneth Almkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cai Yue Guang stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edward Vanderstraeten's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. In the 94th minute, Simon Sabbe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cai Yue Guang made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 100th minute. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Ninjas in Pyjamas were victorious despite being under pressure from Belgium for much of the match.