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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edward Vanderstraeten made the kick off which started today's match. Marco Ruben could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Casper Claes made a huge save. In the 8th match minute, ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jerzy Seliga to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Jerzy Seliga hit a great ball. Edward Vanderstraeten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Walmir Catarinense having to make a save. Marco Ruben could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Casper Claes made a huge save. When Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's goalie prevented a goal. 21 minutes into the game, Yves Dervaux cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Walmir Catarinense was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Walmir Catarinense 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 24th minute. The audience was convinced that Edward Vanderstraeten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Walmir Catarinense was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. After 31 minutes, Edward Vanderstraeten made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's Walmir Catarinense tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Walmir Catarinense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the match, Marco Ruben dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Casper Claes, 1-2. Belgium's Floris Claeys managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Zézinho Coutinho in the 40 minute of the game. In the 45th match minute, Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Floris Claeys to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ made a substitution. Hudson Abreu replaced Leonel Romero. The wind increased when Marco Ruben made the kick off in the second half. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Ruben in the 53rd minute of play. Marco Ruben recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ booed when Belgium was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nigel Devos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Ruben, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Belgium booed when ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evandro Varela didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 65th minute Marco Ruben 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Walmir Catarinense in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yves Dervaux in the 72nd minute of play forced ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ's goalkeeper Walmir Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Ruben, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Walmir Catarinense in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Walmir Catarinense 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 79th minute. After 82 played minutes ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ got a freekick which was hit by Zézinho Coutinho. ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ made a substitution. Almir de Barros replaced Jerzy Seliga. After 83 played minutes ǺŁвǺтяØƶ - ƒรCмƶ got a freekick which was hit by Zézinho Coutinho. In the 87th minute, Zézinho Coutinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Belgium were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.