Challenge

Mario Alberto Kempes
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Talleres's Cecilio Lastur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 2nd minute of play. Cecilio Lastur stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edward Vanderstraeten's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. After 7 played minutes Talleres got a freekick which was hit by Aldo Gonza. Cecilio Lastur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Siebe Michiels in the 8th minute of play. Cecilio Lastur came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Belgium's Siebe Michiels. But to his dismay, Siebe Michiels quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 14th match minute, Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lenny Clocheret to maneuver through the defense. Mauricio Manuelo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 17thth minute, Casper Claes skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Cecilio Lastur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 20th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Peker Durusoy took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Casper Claes to make any attempt to save it. 24 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cecilio Lastur narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Tab in the 26th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cecilio Lastur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After taking down the ball on Belgium's corner Edward Vanderstraeten fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cecilio Lastur quite easily take care of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Siebe Michiels in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cecilio Lastur prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 39th minute of the match Laurens Vandamme sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cecilio Lastur skillfully saved the ball. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Talleres's goalkeeper Cecilio Lastur, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauricio Manuelo, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute, Mauricio Manuelo 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edward Vanderstraeten to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Talleres's goal looked a bit too open when Simon Sabbe came free, but Cecilio Lastur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 53 minutes Talleres's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Edward Vanderstraeten who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Belgium's corner Edward Vanderstraeten fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cecilio Lastur quite easily take care of the ball. Talleres's Cecilio Lastur proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Talleres from getting a goal against them. Edward Vanderstraeten who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 63rdth minute tested the skills of Cecilio Lastur when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josef Tunberg in the 67th minute of the match. In the 69th minute, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. 72 minutes into the match, Josef Tunberg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Casper Claes. Belgium's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Josef Tunberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 74th minute of the match, Edward Vanderstraeten got a very nice opportunity to score, but Cecilio Lastur was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 77 minutes Belgium's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jorge Martínez who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Josef Tunberg in the 79th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Casper Claes came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Talleres's Peker Durusoy. But to his dismay, Peker Durusoy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yves Dervaux could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Cecilio Lastur made a huge save. In the 90th match minute, Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edward Vanderstraeten to maneuver through the defense. In the 97th minute, Alfredo Tab ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Casper Claes was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. The Talleres support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.