Challenge

Öppertäkta
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edward Vanderstraeten started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Nils-Åke Kinnman 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. Mito Troyanov 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 5th minute. After 10 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Lenny Clocheret. Olof Wallin was extremely unlucky when he, in the 11th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Knut Olsson in the 14th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Nils-Åke Kinnman came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edward Vanderstraeten took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mito Troyanov. Mito Troyanov 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. Sänningstjärns BK's Mito Troyanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 22nd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Sänningstjärns BK's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Mito Troyanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mito Troyanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yves Dervaux in the 28th minute of play. After 29 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Yves Dervaux. In the 30th minute, Olof Wallin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nils-Åke Kinnman in the 37th minute of play. A collision led to Belgium getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Yves Dervaux hit a great ball. Valdemar Kock, 43 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Pontus Linqvist lost his temper 46 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 45th minute, one of Sänningstjärns BK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Sänningstjärns BK. The referee gave Belgium a penalty, 49 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Edward Vanderstraeten, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sänningstjärns BK's Mito Troyanov. 0-2. After the first half Belgium were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Knut Olsson in the 55th minute of the match. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice moves Edward Vanderstraeten could shoot a difficult shot in the 61st minute, which Mito Troyanov however easily saved by the left post. Edward Vanderstraeten in the 64thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mito Troyanov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Edward Vanderstraeten didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-3 via right post in the game's 66th minute. Belgium's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Mito Troyanov made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Mito Troyanov managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Mito Troyanov in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mito Troyanov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Sänningstjärns BK's Mito Troyanov. Mito Troyanov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mito Troyanov made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a good shot on target. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Edward Vanderstraeten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mito Troyanov having to make a save. Mito Troyanov made a fantastic save in the 98th minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a good shot on target. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Belgium walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.