Challenge

Torre de Karin
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Arturo Ranolfo might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Casper Claes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arturo Ranolfo ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 5th minute of play forced Yaji FC's goalkeeper Yao Guang Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Yaji FC's Yao Guang Chao. Yao Guang Chao was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Yao Guang Chao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sander Dermaut, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Yao Guang Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edward Vanderstraeten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yao Guang Chao having to make a save. In the 17th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yao Guang Chao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute Arturo Ranolfo 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. Siebe Michiels hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Belgium's zone, Maximiliano Feliu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Casper Claes came out of the goal and Maximiliano Feliu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Guillaume Bonte kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Guillaume Bonte hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute, Maximiliano Feliu 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. In the 31st minute Arturo Ranolfo 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. Yves Dervaux fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yao Guang Chao having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Belgium's zone, Arturo Ranolfo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Casper Claes came out of the goal and Arturo Ranolfo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 44 minutes into the match, Yaji FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yves Dervaux came free, but Yao Guang Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Ranolfo in the 45th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The audience was convinced that Arturo Ranolfo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Casper Claes was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Yao Guang Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute Maximiliano Feliu 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. In the 63rd minute, Belgium's Yves Dervaux ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Yao Guang Chao. Yao Guang Chao yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Yao Guang Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute, Belgium's Sander Dermaut ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Yao Guang Chao. Yao Guang Chao yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. Yaji FC's Kryspin Ziemba was substituted for Arturo Ranolfo. After a rather tough play, Yaji FC's Justino Lehoi got a free kick in the 73rd minute. In the 79th match minute, Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lenny Clocheret to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Yaji FC booed when Belgium was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Simon Sabbe didn't get a good kick on the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Yaji FC's goalkeeper Yao Guang Chao had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kryspin Ziemba in the 90th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute of the match Yaji FC got a corner. Belgium's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ladislao Tximitx ran over to the corner to take the kick. The Yaji FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Belgium were clearly better and deserved to take the win.