Challenge

Elland Road
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leonardo Melberg got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten made a precise shot to the right of Dan Lundström. Leeds United FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonardo Melberg in the 6th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Leeds United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Dan Lundström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute, Siebe Michiels 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. Dan Lundström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dan Lundström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 29th minute of play. With his leg Casper Claes managed to avoid a goal in the 30thth minute, when Leeds United FC's Leonardo Melberg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 35 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dan Lundström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dan Lundström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yves Dervaux, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 41 minutes into the game, Călin Astafiei was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Leeds United FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Belgium the free kick. Călin Astafiei kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. 45 minutes into the match, Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonardo Melberg. Dan Lundström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. In the 47th minute, William Bengtsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edward Vanderstraeten to make the kick off. Dan Lundström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 62nd minute. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Leeds United FC's goalkeeper Dan Lundström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Yves Dervaux succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-2 in the 68th playminute. 72 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dan Lundström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 77 minutes into the match, Leeds United FC's goalkeeper Dan Lundström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. In the 79th match minute, Leeds United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucjan Skorny to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludwig Ström 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 86 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Edward Vanderstraeten. A collision led to Leeds United FC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Björn Alebäck hit a great ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Belgium eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.