Challenge

Estadio Saavedra
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edward Vanderstraeten got the match started through his kick off. 9 minutes into the match, Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabio Hernando. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 10th minute of play forced Atletico Calamar Saavedra's goalkeeper Bonifacio Naldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yves Dervaux sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edward Vanderstraeten in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bonifacio Naldo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 22nd minute of play forced Atletico Calamar Saavedra's goalkeeper Bonifacio Naldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Jeronimo Birila had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th minute, Belgium's Laurens Vandamme seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Laurens Vandamme the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Belgium protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Laurens Vandamme had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Belgium fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 26th minute. Penalty! In the 29th minute, Yves Dervaux 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. A throw-in in the 33rd minute of the game was made by Robin Crouch with Paulo Quintan as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by Atletico Calamar Saavedra's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten was slow to take the kick. During this time Belgium's players had a chance to rest. Belgium's attentive Sander Dermaut managed to snatch the ball when Abel Esiquio made a throw-in in the 40th minute of the game. Tiburcio Llorian hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 45th minute of play forced Atletico Calamar Saavedra's goalkeeper Bonifacio Naldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Fabio Hernando took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Casper Claes. Casper Claes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. When Atletico Calamar Saavedra's Fabio Hernando in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Belgium's goalie prevented a goal. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeronimo Birila in the 61st minute of play. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Hernando in the 63rd minute of play. When Atletico Calamar Saavedra's Jeronimo Birila in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Belgium's goalie prevented a goal. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeronimo Birila in the 67th minute of play. Bonifacio Naldo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nigel Devos in the 71st minute. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Hernando in the 72nd minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Jeronimo Birila came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Atletico Calamar Saavedra were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after Belgium's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fabio Hernando took the corner. In the 83rd minute, Honorio Justin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atletico Calamar Saavedra fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 86th minute Honorio Justin 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.