Challenge

Gheorghe Hagi Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Edward Vanderstraeten started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Sander Dermaut hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonard Aanuţei in the 4th minute of the match. Gheorghe Baldovin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 6th minute of play. Gheorghe Baldovin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 7th minute of play. FC Buzău's Gheorghe Baldovin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 9th minute of play. Gheorghe Baldovin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonard Aanuţei in the 17th minute of play. Gheorghe Baldovin 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 19th minute. In the 20th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gheorghe Baldovin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gheorghe Baldovin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Belgium defense, Avram Elenescu 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. A collision led to FC Buzău getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Traian Balaban hit a great ball. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Strugure in the 30th minute of play. A collision led to Belgium getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Sander Dermaut hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the game, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gheorghe Baldovin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gheorghe Baldovin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten 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 Emil Strugure, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Gheorghe Baldovin 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 44th minute. In the 46th match minute, FC Buzău was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flavius Drâmba to maneuver through the defense. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leonard Aanuţei was the one to do the kick off. With an all-out effort, Belgium's Gheorghe Baldovin threw himself towards the right post 56 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Edward Vanderstraeten, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Belgium were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after FC Buzău's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Edward Vanderstraeten took the corner. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Sander Dermaut got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 2-2. 57 minutes into the match. FC Buzău's Gheorghe Baldovin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save FC Buzău from getting a goal against them. In the 65th minute, Dumitru Cornoiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yves Dervaux in the 66th minute of play forced FC Buzău's goalkeeper Gheorghe Baldovin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 67 minutes FC Buzău'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. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonard Aanuţei in the 69th minute of the match. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gheorghe Baldovin firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Buzău's goalkeeper Gheorghe Baldovin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonard Aanuţei in the 78th minute of the match. When FC Buzău's Leonard Aanuţei in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Belgium's goalie prevented a goal. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Buzău's goalkeeper Gheorghe Baldovin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 93rd minute of the match Belgium got a corner. FC Buzău'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 referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC Buzău fans cheered their team off the field, for while Belgium had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.