Challenge

Λrena 51
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jefferson de Amaral kicked off to start the match. Jefferson de Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Casper Claes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 8th minute, Stian Alvær hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 10 played minutes Λstral Villains FC got a freekick which was hit by Stian Alvær. Theo Machado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yves Dervaux in the 14th minute of the match. Jefferson de Amaral'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. Theo Machado 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 22nd minute. Λstral Villains FC's Zbyszek Trzemzalski managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Guillaume Bonte in the 23 minute of the game. 24 minutes into the match, Emil Berntzen notched a goal, 1-0, 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. Λstral Villains FC's Theo Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 29th minute of play. After 36 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Nigel Devos. Stian Alvær hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Λstral Villains FC's Theo Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 42nd minute of play. 45 minutes into the game, Siebe Michiels cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Theo Machado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Edward Vanderstraeten made the kick off in the second half. Λstral Villains FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Edward Vanderstraeten 51 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-2. In the 54th minute Anderson Zonta 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. In the 56th minute Emil Berntzen 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. Λstral Villains FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Emil Berntzen in the 57th minute. The corner ended in Emil Berntzen almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Belgium's Casper Claes did a great save. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Λstral Villains FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Emil Berntzen in the 60th minute. Λstral Villains FC's Emil Berntzen was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Casper Claes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 62 minutes into the match, Emil Berntzen 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 Emil Berntzen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Theo Machado. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. 72 minutes into the match, Λstral Villains FC's Emil Berntzen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Claes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Λstral Villains FC defense, Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Theo Machado. The Λstral Villains FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Theo Machado should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Λstral Villains FC booed when Belgium was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yves Dervaux didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Theo Machado was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. Nigel Devos hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Yusuf Altunova struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Casper Claes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Λstral Villains FC. Floris Claeys made in the 95th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Λstral Villains FC's Zbyszek Trzemzalski. Belgium's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.