Challenge

Decathlon Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Henrik Larsson got the match started through his kick off. Casper Claes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Henrik Larsson in the 3rd minute. Thanks to some nice moves Henrik Larsson could shoot a difficult shot in the 6th minute, which Casper Claes however easily saved by the left post. Henrik Larsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Casper Claes made a huge save. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrik Larsson in the 13th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Henrik Larsson dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Casper Claes, 1-0. Marinus Doren hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Edward Vanderstraeten recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tadej Pogačar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yves Dervaux in the 30th minute of play. Tadej Pogačar 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 31st minute. Dylan van Baarle kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Tadej Pogačar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Edward Vanderstraeten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tadej Pogačar was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. 41 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goal looked a bit too open when Yves Dervaux came free, but Tadej Pogačar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Decathlon Dudes's Timo Venema got a free kick in the 42nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lenny Clocheret during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 45th minute, Lenny Clocheret hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Decathlon Dudes's Henrik Larsson in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Belgium's goalie prevented a goal. Decathlon Dudes's Henrik Larsson managed to work through Belgium's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Henrik Larsson dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edward Vanderstraeten was the one to do the kick off. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrik Larsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrik Larsson in the 55th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Henrik Larsson came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadej Pogačar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Henrik Larsson came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Decathlon Dudes 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 Henrik Larsson couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Henrik Larsson in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Casper Claes saved Belgium from getting behind. 68 minutes into the match, Henrik Larsson notched a goal, 2-0, 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. In the 72nd match minute, Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laurens Vandamme to maneuver through the defense. Tadej Pogačar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 76th minute. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrik Larsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute, Anthon Melin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrik Larsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Henrik Larsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrik Larsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 92nd minute of play forced Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper Tadej Pogačar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Decathlon Dudes's Tadej Pogačar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yves Dervaux in the 94th minute of play. Decathlon Dudes's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.