Challenge

Cactão
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edward Vanderstraeten kicked off to start the match. With an all-out effort, Cactos's Casper Claes threw himself towards the right post 6 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cengizhan Baycan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Cactos were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after Belgium's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cengizhan Baycan took the corner. Cengizhan Baycan's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Casper Claes firmly grabbed it by the left post. Bran Allison made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 12th minute of play. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cactos's goalkeeper Bran Allison, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Casper Claes made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Cengizhan Baycan sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edward Vanderstraeten in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bran Allison saved Cactos from getting behind. Bran Allison showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yves Dervaux in the 28th minute of the match. Casper Claes made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Cengizhan Baycan sent off a good shot on target. Siebe Michiels recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 34 minutes into the game, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bran Allison made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The supporters of Belgium booed when Cactos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel dos Santos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bran Allison. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. Bran Allison showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 42nd minute of the match. After having played for 44 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. In the 46th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bran Allison saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Edward Vanderstraeten kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. 52 minutes into the game, Cactos's Emerson Guedes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Casper Claes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. 55 minutes into the match, Cactos's goalkeeper Bran Allison had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cactos's goalkeeper Bran Allison, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Emerson Guedes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 61st minute, Edward Vanderstraeten made a precise shot to the right of Bran Allison. Cactos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Cactos's Dorival de Carvalho was substituted for Conrado Capixaba. Cactos made a substitution. Luisinho Maciel replaced Cengizhan Baycan. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Belgium's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Luisinho Maciel was slow to take the kick. During this time Cactos's players had a chance to rest. Emerson Guedes was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Bran Allison successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When Cactos's Luisinho Maciel in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Belgium's goalie prevented a goal. 74 minutes into the game, Luisinho Maciel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Casper Claes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisinho Maciel in the 82nd minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Belgium defense, Luisinho Maciel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Casper Claes. The Belgium fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Casper Claes should have stopped the shot. After 90 played minutes Cactos got a freekick which was hit by Luisinho Maciel. The supporters of Belgium booed when Cactos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victoriano Loreto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Yves Dervaux could shoot a difficult shot in the 93rd minute, which Bran Allison however easily saved by the left post. When the match had gone on for 95 minutes, Edward Vanderstraeten took a quick shot and it went in 4-3 without a chance for Bran Allison to make any attempt to save it. Belgium's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.