Challenge

Vila AtAnAkAs
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zhu Zhen took the kick off in the first half of the match. Belgium were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Edward Vanderstraeten took the corner. 7 minutes into the match, AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Luiz Eduardo Gomes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute Belgium were awarded a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Yves Dervaux managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ's Zhu Zhen got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zhu Zhen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Casper Claes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 19th minute of the game Guillaume Bonte made a throw-in which Yves Dervaux played forward. Luiz Eduardo Gomes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 25th match minute, AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Deivid Gaspar to maneuver through the defense. Luiz Eduardo Gomes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yves Dervaux in the 27th minute of play. Belgium's Sander Dermaut quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Deivid Gaspar, made in the 33rd minute of the game. In the 37thth minute of the game Zhu Zhen 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhu Zhen in the 39th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ's Zhu Zhen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Claes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Calum McKechnie hit a great ball. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luiz Eduardo Gomes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Luiz Eduardo Gomes in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 60th minute, Belgium's Yves Dervaux dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-1. AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ's Paulo Renato Galvão was substituted for Deivid Gaspar. AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ made a substitution. Hélder Melo replaced Wen Xing. 77 minutes into the match, AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ's Zhu Zhen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Claes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Yves Dervaux had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Zhu Zhen came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ 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 Zhu Zhen couldn't finish the play. Lenny Clocheret blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luiz Eduardo Gomes having to make a save. Zhu Zhen'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 85th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Luiz Eduardo Gomes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 89 played minutes AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Breno Lara. AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ's Luiz Eduardo Gomes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ from getting a goal against them. After having played for 93 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.