Challenge

Drafi Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Lionel-Andrés Messi made the kick off and thus started the match. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Soulis Felegakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Siebe Michiels blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Manolis Ntouvaris having to make a save. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Drafi's goalkeeper Manolis Ntouvaris, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Drafi's goalkeeper Manolis Ntouvaris, 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 Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 17th minute of the match. Manolis Ntouvaris 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 28th minute. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Drafi's Takis Chatzigiannis got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In the 35th minute, Takis Chatzigiannis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Drafi defense, Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manolis Ntouvaris. The Drafi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manolis Ntouvaris should have stopped the shot. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patricio Jesus in the 41st minute of the match. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 45th minute of the match.

Manolis Ntouvaris made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 55th minute. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nektarios Bezas, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. With 59 minutes on the clock, Giannis Karagiotis commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 59 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Drafi! An unexpectedly hard shot by Chatziioannou Stavrakos in the 67th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chatziioannou Stavrakos in the 68th minute of the match. Casper Claes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nektarios Bezas's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. 73 minutes into the game, Edward Vanderstraeten cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Manolis Ntouvaris was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 82nd minute, Edward Vanderstraeten made a precise shot to the right of Manolis Ntouvaris. Drafi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. After 94 played minutes Drafi got a freekick which was hit by Takis Chatzigiannis. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chatziioannou Stavrakos in the 96th minute of play. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nektarios Bezas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Belgium walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.