Challenge

Templo Sagrado
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. Romeo Toli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 3rd minute of the match. Yves Dervaux struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Romeo Toli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Belgium. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yves Dervaux in the 10th minute of play forced Diego Eterno's goalkeeper Romeo Toli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andre Vanhove in the 11th minute of play. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Romeo Toli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. When Edward Vanderstraeten came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Belgium fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Edward Vanderstraeten couldn't finish the play. When Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Diego Eterno's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edward Vanderstraeten in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Romeo Toli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 27th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belgium fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Laurens Vandamme hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Belgium were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after Diego Eterno's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Edward Vanderstraeten took the corner. After 41 minutes of play, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Romeo Toli was left in no man's land by his defense there! Casimiro Cordero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Casper Claes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Diego Eterno made a substitution. Genaro Isadore replaced Wei Liang Qian. The Diego Eterno players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Belgium were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Shen Xun made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Diego Eterno's goalkeeper Romeo Toli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In a very dangerous position, a player in Diego Eterno fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Diego Eterno's goalkeeper Romeo Toli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Romeo Toli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 65th minute. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emiliano Banegas, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute, Shen Xun ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Casper Claes was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Diego Eterno's Romeo Toli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Diego Eterno from getting a goal against them. In the 76th minute of the match Belgium got a corner. Diego Eterno'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. After taking down the ball on Belgium's corner Siebe Michiels fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Romeo Toli quite easily take care of the ball. After having played for 79 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. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Romeo Toli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. When Edward Vanderstraeten came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Belgium fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Edward Vanderstraeten couldn't finish the play. 88 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Romeo Toli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 89 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Romeo Toli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Diego Eterno's goalkeeper Romeo Toli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 95th minute of the match Belgium got a corner. Diego Eterno'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. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 98th minute of the match, but Romeo Toli made a huge save. 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.