Challenge

Estadio Aroeira
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) MZ Fénix's Pankracy Zajonc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 3rd minute of play. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pankracy Zajonc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute, Lázaro Ramalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Laurens Vandamme hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. 17 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Cai Yuan Yuan came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pankracy Zajonc 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 18th minute. Edward Vanderstraeten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pankracy Zajonc having to make a save. Pankracy Zajonc stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yves Dervaux's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. MZ Fénix's Pankracy Zajonc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lenny Clocheret in the 33rd minute of play. Yves Dervaux sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pankracy Zajonc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 38th minute of play. Edward Vanderstraeten took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pankracy Zajonc. Pankracy Zajonc dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Cai Yuan Yuan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Casper Claes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. In the 47th minute, MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edward Vanderstraeten made a kick off. With a little luck, MZ Fénix's Pankracy Zajonc got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ermegildo Izaguirre kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Edward Vanderstraeten took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pankracy Zajonc. Pankracy Zajonc dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. MZ Fénix's Pankracy Zajonc proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save MZ Fénix from getting a goal against them. After 66 minutes of play, MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Casper Claes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cai Yuan Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Pankracy Zajonc made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 73rd minute. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Pankracy Zajonc made a huge save. In the 80th minute, Yves Dervaux hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Edward Vanderstraeten came up free with the goalie in the 85th 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. In the 87th 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. Casper Claes came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by MZ Fénix's Adalberto Viegas. But to his dismay, Adalberto Viegas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 90th minute of play forced MZ Fénix's goalkeeper Pankracy Zajonc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laurens Vandamme kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Lázaro Ramalho made in the 94th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Belgium's Floris Claeys. MZ Fénix's Aras Görkem Kaymaz couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 98th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Belgium. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. MZ Fénix were victorious despite being under pressure from Belgium for much of the match.