Challenge

Monumental
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten 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. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's goalkeeper Ezequiel Centurión, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 7th minute of play forced La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's goalkeeper Ezequiel Centurión to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8thth minute of the game Edward Vanderstraeten who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Ezequiel Centurión was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pascual Maties in the 13th minute. In the 16th minute, Guillaume Bonte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Paulinho Dybala got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paulinho Dybala might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Casper Claes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Paulinho Dybala ran back to his position shaking his head. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulinho Dybala, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 24 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ezequiel Centurión narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Casper Claes made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Paulinho Dybala sent off a good shot on target. 27 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ezequiel Centurión narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 28 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Guillaume Bonte. After some careless play in the Belgium defense, Paulinho Dybala kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Casper Claes. The Belgium fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Casper Claes should have stopped the shot. An unexpected shot in the 34th minute by Kong Xiong Bang got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Kong Xiong Bang could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Casper Claes made a huge save. In the 35th minute La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 were awarded a corner. Pascual Maties went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Pascual Maties almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Belgium's Casper Claes did a great save. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marcos Bartuelo to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's goalkeeper Ezequiel Centurión, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulinho Dybala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute, Edward Vanderstraeten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ezequiel Centurión was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 68th minute Marcos Bartuelo 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. 71 minutes into the match, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Paulinho Dybala sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Claes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 73 minutes into the game, Hao Jun Ming threw the ball into play from the sideline. Belgium's Nigel Devos quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Paulinho Dybala recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Pepe Sand was substituted for Paulinho Dybala. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Wojciech Walaszkiewicz was substituted for Kong Xiong Bang. Marcos Bartuelo kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ezequiel Centurión made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Belgium booed when La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Son Federigo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 94 minutes into the game, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Pepe Sand 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, 2-3. 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.