Challenge

Gordometro
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Kakeros FC's Jiang Gang started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Faustino Rencio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 5th minute of the match. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Faustino Rencio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. In the 12th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Faustino Rencio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lenny Clocheret hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Kakeros FC's zone, Edward Vanderstraeten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Faustino Rencio came out of the goal and Edward Vanderstraeten tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Faustino Rencio 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 23rd minute. 25 minutes into the match, Jiang Gang dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Casper Claes, 1-0. Casper Claes was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jiang Gang showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 28 minute of play. Narciso Jacob hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Belgium's Casper Claes got control of the ball when Jiang Gang tried to sneak it across the goal line. Faustino Rencio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 39th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the game, Nigel Devos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Belgium's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kakeros FC the free kick. In the 41st minute, Nigel Devos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Faustino Rencio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edward Vanderstraeten stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 55 minutes of play, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Faustino Rencio was left in no man's land by his defense there! 61 minutes into the game, Kakeros FC's Jiang Gang 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, 3-1. Kakeros FC's Jakub Kaczucha was substituted for Jiang Gang. Faustino Rencio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 66th minute. In the 67th minute of the match Belgium got a corner. Kakeros FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edward Vanderstraeten ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Kakeros FC's goalie and right to Yves Dervaux. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Kakeros FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 70 minutes into the match, Kakeros FC's Jakub Kaczucha sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Claes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kakeros FC's Faustino Rencio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Kakeros FC from getting a goal against them. Faustino Rencio came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten. But to his dismay, Edward Vanderstraeten quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Kakeros FC made a substitution. Eulalio Peio replaced Salvador Bernat. 81 minutes into the match, Kakeros FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Faustino Rencio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Faustino Rencio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 83rd minute. After 84 minutes Kakeros FC'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. 91 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Faustino Rencio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 94 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Faustino Rencio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kakeros FC were furious when Severo Goiz was red carded, 96 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 98th minute, when Belgium's Floris Claeys after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Faustino Rencio in Kakeros FC's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch.