Challenge

Arena Colognese
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edward Vanderstraeten took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belgium fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Alfredinho Carneiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Casper Claes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edgard Batista in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredinho Carneiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Belgium's Casper Claes got control of the ball when Geovanni Leme tried to sneak it across the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Colognese FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Alfredinho Carneiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute, Ruben Casado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Casper Claes was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Alfredinho Carneiro 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 26th minute. When Ruben Casado, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 27 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Casper Claes was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgard Batista in the 29th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Casper Claes was out of position in the 29 minute of play, and Edgard Batista capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Edgard Batista really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgard Batista in the 36th minute of the match. Alfredinho Carneiro 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 37th minute. Ruben Casado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Casper Claes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Colognese FC's Alfredinho Carneiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yves Dervaux in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th minute of the match Belgium got a corner. Colognese FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edward Vanderstraeten ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Colognese FC's goalie and right to Sander Dermaut. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Colognese FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ruben Casado to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Alfredinho Carneiro in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 57 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Ruben Casado came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alfredinho Carneiro firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Alfredinho Carneiro in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edward Vanderstraeten took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alfredinho Carneiro. Alfredinho Carneiro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Silvério Barreto kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Colognese FC's Alfredinho Carneiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yves Dervaux in the 69th minute of play. Laurens Vandamme kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Alfredinho Carneiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 72nd minute. Thanks to some nice moves Yves Dervaux could shoot a difficult shot in the 74th minute, which Alfredinho Carneiro however easily saved by the left post. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruben Casado in the 75th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Colognese FC's Alfredinho Carneiro. Alfredinho Carneiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colognese FC's goalkeeper Alfredinho Carneiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 88 minutes of play, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfredinho Carneiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! 90 minutes into the match, Juninho Santos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Casper Claes. Belgium's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juninho Santos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. Alfredinho Carneiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 93rd minute. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juninho Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The Colognese FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Belgium's performance. The match ended with a win for Belgium.