Challenge

The Boshel
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Xiao Ping Nan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd match minute, Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edward Vanderstraeten to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to The Dalwhinnie Boys getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Dennis Wegman hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, The Dalwhinnie Boys's Dennis Wegman got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Dalwhinnie Boys's goalkeeper Harm Rooy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 14 minutes into the match, The Dalwhinnie Boys's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Harm Rooy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When The Dalwhinnie Boys's Xiao Ping Nan in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th 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 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 21 minutes, Ger Mols managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Dalwhinnie Boys's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ger Mols was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ger Mols recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lenny Clocheret sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Edward Vanderstraeten sped through The Dalwhinnie Boys's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Harm Rooy. Harm Rooy 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 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 34th minute of play forced The Dalwhinnie Boys's goalkeeper Harm Rooy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Harm Rooy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 36th minute of the match. Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Casper Claes came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by The Dalwhinnie Boys's Bjorn Kuijpers. But to his dismay, Bjorn Kuijpers quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Edward Vanderstraeten stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the The Dalwhinnie Boys defense, Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Harm Rooy. The The Dalwhinnie Boys fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Harm Rooy should have stopped the shot. When Edward Vanderstraeten came up free with the goalie in the 57th 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. Xiao Ping Nan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mikhail Lapshin kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Harm Rooy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Through an outstanding action, after 68 minutes, Harm Rooy successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Belgium's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 69th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Simon Sabbe heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Harm Rooy made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a good shot on target. In the 76th minute, Bjorn Kuijpers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Harm Rooy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 77th minute. When Edward Vanderstraeten came up free with the goalie in the 81st 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. Harm Rooy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Harm Rooy was out of position in the 87 minute of play, and Edward Vanderstraeten capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Edward Vanderstraeten really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. The Dalwhinnie Boys's Harm Rooy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save The Dalwhinnie Boys from getting a goal against them. Sander Dermaut hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The The Dalwhinnie Boys supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Belgium's performance. The match ended with a win for Belgium.