Challenge

New York Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Caetano Levandowsky kicked off to start the match. Edward Vanderstraeten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Geovani Velloso having to make a save. 8 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of . SC Manhattan .'s Geovani Velloso. Geovani Velloso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Geovani Velloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goal looked a bit too open when Siebe Michiels came free, but Geovani Velloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caetano Levandowsky in the 26th minute of the match. Yves Dervaux kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind . SC Manhattan .'s goalkeeper Geovani Velloso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 44th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Geovani Velloso was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2.

In the 54th minute of the match Belgium got a corner. . SC Manhattan .'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. A well-hit corner resulted in Sander Dermaut heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Edward Vanderstraeten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Geovani Velloso having to make a save. In the 58th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovani Velloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 60 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Alfredinho Negri sped through Belgium's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Casper Claes. . SC Manhattan .'s Geovani Velloso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save . SC Manhattan . from getting a goal against them. Geovani Velloso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 66th minute. Geovani Velloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geovani Velloso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yves Dervaux in the 71st minute of play forced . SC Manhattan .'s goalkeeper Geovani Velloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfredinho Negri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Casper Claes having to make a save. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredinho Negri in the 75th minute of the match. The supporters of Belgium booed when . SC Manhattan . was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Prince Polo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Geovani Velloso in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Geovani Velloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 87th minute of play. After having played for 91 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.