Challenge

aDeX Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Enășoiu in the 5th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC aDeX's Ferdinand Joldea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 14th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FC aDeX's Ferdinand Joldea. Ferdinand Joldea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 20 minutes into the match, FC aDeX's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Ferdinand Joldea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cazimir Barbu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ferdinand Joldea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 26th minute of the match. Daniel Enășoiu'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 28th minute of play. Casper Claes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of James Madison's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. James Madison blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Casper Claes having to make a save. 33 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ferdinand Joldea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 36 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when James Madison came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ferdinand Joldea came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Belgium's Yves Dervaux. But to his dismay, Yves Dervaux quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. With his leg Casper Claes managed to avoid a goal in the 41stth minute, when FC aDeX's Daniel Enășoiu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Belgium getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Floris Claeys hit a great ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edward Vanderstraeten made a kick off. Ferdinand Joldea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Ferdinand Joldea in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Floris Claeys made in the 68th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC aDeX's Iordache Pandrea. In the 79th minute Tiago Leite 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 83rd minute Tiago Leite 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. FC aDeX's Fortunato Miner was substituted for Amerigo Gervasi. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ferdinand Joldea read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiago Leite in the 97th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Belgium supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Belgium would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.