Challenge

Wamba Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Robin Steckamp took the ball and in the 2 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Casper Claes. Casper Claes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Cris Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 6th minute of the match. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juarês Donato in the 10th minute of play. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Carlos Vianna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 18th minute of play. Rolf Pilgren'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. Casper Claes made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Juarês Donato sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 25 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 34th minute of play forced Wambalamba FC's goalkeeper Cris Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Carlos Vianna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Belgium's Casper Claes got control of the ball when Robin Steckamp tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cris Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simon Sabbe in the 42nd minute of play. Robin Steckamp kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 43rdth minute. Though ot was a great shot Belgium's keeper Casper Claes was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. 45 minutes into the match, Robin Steckamp notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Belgium's Casper Claes. Casper Claes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The wind increased when Edward Vanderstraeten made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Juarês Donato had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Casper Claes. Belgium's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juarês Donato was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 55th minute, Robin Steckamp 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. 58 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Robin Steckamp came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 59th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 62nd minute, Edward Vanderstraeten made a precise shot to the right of Cris Courtois. Wambalamba FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cris Courtois made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a good shot on target. 67 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Juarês Donato came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Wambalamba FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Andre-Yann Dospel hit a great ball. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juarês Donato in the 72nd minute of the match. After having played for 73 minutes, Siebe Michiels managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belgium's supporters crossed their fingers, but Siebe Michiels 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 75th minute, Juarês Donato made a precise shot to the right of Casper Claes. Belgium's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-3. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robin Steckamp, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 81st minute of the match Wambalamba FC got a corner. Belgium's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Brian Finnman ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Brian Finnman almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Belgium's Casper Claes did a great save. Juarês Donato scored 5-3 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Casper Claes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 88th minute, João Carlos Vianna 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. Wambalamba FC made a substitution. Léo Souto replaced João Carlos Vianna. Andre-Yann Dospel hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Cris Courtois didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Vanderstraeten went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-4 was the resulting score. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Wambalamba FC had won after a very even match.