Challenge

Beira Rio
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edward Vanderstraeten started the match with the kick off. With his leg Casper Claes managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Ezio Gøl fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 10 minutes into the match, Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mai Chuan. The INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA fans' excitement grew in the 13th match minute when INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Ezio Gøl looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ezio Gøl might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Casper Claes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ezio Gøl ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mai Chuan in the 17th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but João Carlos Lucas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ezio Gøl's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Casper Claes was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerson Rezende in the 25th minute of play. Casper Claes made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Nilmar de Souza sent off a good shot on target. After 33 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Siebe Michiels. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ezio Gøl in the 34th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Carlos Lucas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 38th minute of play. In the 44th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Carlos Lucas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ezio Gøl in the 46th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ezio Gøl to strike the kick off in the second half. João Carlos Lucas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ezio Gøl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Carlos Lucas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 61st minute. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mai Chuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Abelardo Veloso hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. With a little luck, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's João Carlos Lucas got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goalkeeper João Carlos Lucas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. 74 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Ezio Gøl came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that João Carlos Lucas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nilmar de Souza in the 80th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's João Carlos Lucas. João Carlos Lucas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.