Challenge

Power Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Damiano Tatangelo started the match with the kick off. Damiano Tatangelo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Casper Claes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, PowerHawKings's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Cüneyd Bektaş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cüneyd Bektaş 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 9th minute. Damiano Tatangelo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice moves Damiano Tatangelo could shoot a difficult shot in the 10th minute, which Casper Claes however easily saved by the left post. Cüneyd Bektaş stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edward Vanderstraeten's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Belgium's Casper Claes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Belgium from getting a goal against them. In the 19th minute, Yves Dervaux ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cüneyd Bektaş was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Cüneyd Bektaş 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 21st minute. Cüneyd Bektaş made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 24th minute of play. Cüneyd Bektaş made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 27th minute of play. Cüneyd Bektaş made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 29th minute of play. Floris Claeys made in the 31st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Siebe Michiels however managed to control. In the 33rd minute, Edward Vanderstraeten left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belgium fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Damiano Tatangelo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Casper Claes having to make a save. 37 minutes into the match, Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Damiano Tatangelo. Belgium's Casper Claes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Belgium from getting a goal against them. 41 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of PowerHawKings's Cüneyd Bektaş. Cüneyd Bektaş was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 43rd minute of play forced PowerHawKings's goalkeeper Cüneyd Bektaş to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute of the match Belgium got a corner. PowerHawKings'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. A collision led to Belgium getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Simon Sabbe hit a great ball. Cüneyd Bektaş 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 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edward Vanderstraeten to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Antonio Parikatev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 52nd minute, Antonio Parikatev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 55 minutes into the match, PowerHawKings's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Cüneyd Bektaş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th minute Belgium were awarded a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten went to the cornerflag to take it. If Lenny Clocheret had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute Damiano Tatangelo 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. Damiano Tatangelo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cüneyd Bektaş made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Yves Dervaux sent off a good shot on target. 71 minutes into the match, PowerHawKings's goalkeeper Cüneyd Bektaş had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cüneyd Bektaş read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. Damiano Tatangelo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Casper Claes having to make a save. A collision led to PowerHawKings getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Antonio Parikatev hit a great ball. PowerHawKings made a substitution. Alvise Di Leonardo replaced Damiano Tatangelo. After a rather tough play, PowerHawKings's Antonio Parikatev got a free kick in the 76th minute. With a little luck, PowerHawKings's Cüneyd Bektaş got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Cüneyd Bektaş in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 90 minutes into the match, PowerHawKings's Alvise Di Leonardo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Claes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 94 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cüneyd Bektaş. PowerHawKings's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edward Vanderstraeten was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. The PowerHawKings fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Belgium were clearly better and deserved to take the win.