Challenge

Monumental de Bosch
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leon Goretzka kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Belgium's zone, Leon Goretzka stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Casper Claes came out of the goal and Leon Goretzka tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 8 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arcadio Buendia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 9 minutes into the match, Alzaga FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Arcadio Buendia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leon Goretzka in the 12th minute of play. Edward Vanderstraeten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Arcadio Buendia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Goretzka came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arcadio Buendia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 26th minute of play. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leon Goretzka in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 35th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arcadio Buendia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 37 played minutes Alzaga FC got a freekick which was hit by Pan Lang Bin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ovidio Bautista in the 43rd minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alzaga FC's Arcadio Buendia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 44th minute of play. Arcadio Buendia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 47th minute of the match. In the 48th minute Belgium were awarded a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten went to the cornerflag to take it. Laurens Vandamme kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edward Vanderstraeten to make the kick off. Alzaga FC's Robert Rutkowski was substituted for Leon Goretzka. Belgium's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 64th minute. The corner ended in Edward Vanderstraeten almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Alzaga FC's Arcadio Buendia did a great save. 73 minutes into the match, Alzaga FC's Robert Rutkowski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Claes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 77 minutes into the match, Alzaga FC's goalkeeper Arcadio Buendia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. Casper Claes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Robert Rutkowski's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Robert Rutkowski sped through Belgium's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Casper Claes. Alzaga FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Adrián Czornomaz in the 86th minute. Siebe Michiels came free in the 88th minute and tried to tip the ball over Arcadio Buendia, but to the joy of Alzaga FC's supporters the ball went over. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Arcadio Buendia made a huge save. In the 93rd minute Pablo Ur 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. Belgium were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.