Challenge

San Mauro A Mare
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edward Vanderstraeten kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Belgium booed when San Mauro A Mare FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augusto Riso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rogério Mitovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 12th minute of play. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tony Rosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute Simon Sabbe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Mitovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Belgium's zone, Tony Rosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Casper Claes came out of the goal and Tony Rosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Belgium's Casper Claes got control of the ball when Tony Rosa tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 24th minute of play forced San Mauro A Mare FC's goalkeeper Rogério Mitovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Levent Hicran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. San Mauro A Mare FC's Rogério Mitovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Sabbe in the 28th minute of play. Rogério Mitovski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Simon Sabbe went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Sander Dermaut hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Rogério Mitovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 38th minute of the match. Rogério Mitovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yves Dervaux in the 39th minute of play. Casper Claes made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Tony Rosa sent off a good shot on target. After the first half Belgium were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Levent Hicran to make the kick off. In the 54thth minute of the game Levent Hicran who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Belgium's Casper Claes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. San Mauro A Mare FC's Concetto Tesone was substituted for Augusto Riso. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by San Mauro A Mare FC'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. After some careless play in the Belgium defense, Tony Rosa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Casper Claes. The Belgium fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Casper Claes should have stopped the shot. San Mauro A Mare FC's Serafo Tome was substituted for Tony Rosa. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When San Mauro A Mare FC's Armin Berardini in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Belgium's goalie prevented a goal. 73 minutes into the match, Armin Berardini notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Belgium's Casper Claes. Casper Claes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armin Berardini in the 77th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Armin Berardini in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Casper Claes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 83 played minutes San Mauro A Mare FC got a freekick which was hit by Concetto Tesone. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armin Berardini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the match, San Mauro A Mare FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yves Dervaux came free, but Rogério Mitovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafo Tome in the 92nd minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Concetto Tesone made in the 94th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Francesco Cremonese immediately put the ball in play. After a rather tough play, Belgium's Siebe Michiels got a free kick in the 96th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The San Mauro A Mare FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Belgium had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.