Challenge

Savimaja
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Fatih-Sultan Mehmet started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 5 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fatih-Sultan Mehmet received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Casper Claes came out and tried to block the shot, but Fatih-Sultan Mehmet slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 9th minute. Belgium's defense didn't have a chance, in the 13th minute, when Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub scored to the left of an out of position Casper Claes, making the score, 2-0. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xiao Sang Yuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 17th minute of the match. After having played for 22 minutes, Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 24 minutes into the match, SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Claes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Xiao Sang Yuan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fatih-Sultan Mehmet in the 28th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Casper Claes, 3-0. SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's Matias Calixto quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Floris Claeys, made in the 34th minute of the game. Belgium's Lenny Clocheret quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Kyösti Puumala, made in the 40th minute of the game. Yves Dervaux received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Xiao Sang Yuan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kyösti Puumala's late challenge caught a Belgium's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kyösti Puumala helped the player get up and apologised. Kyösti Puumala hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yves Dervaux in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Xiao Sang Yuan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

51 minutes into the match, SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Claes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 53 minutes into the match, SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Claes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 54 minutes Belgium's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Raphael Schramm who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's Xiao Sang Yuan got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Belgium's Floris Claeys got a free kick in the 59th minute. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Xiao Sang Yuan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 67th minute of play forced SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's goalkeeper Xiao Sang Yuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the game, Edward Vanderstraeten cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Xiao Sang Yuan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 70 minutes of play, SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Casper Claes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Xiao Sang Yuan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 74th minute. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yves Dervaux got free with Xiao Sang Yuan in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kyösti Puumala hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Casper Claes was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's Xiao Sang Yuan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans from getting a goal against them. In the 94th match minute, SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kağan Adar to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans fans cheered their team off the field, for while Belgium had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.