Challenge

Tykhela Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, 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. In the 5th minute of the match Belgium got a corner. Tykhela 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. After 8 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Sander Dermaut. After having played for 9 minutes, Maarek Vananurm managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tykhela FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maarek Vananurm was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 11th match minute, Tykhela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aare Auväärt to maneuver through the defense. Andrzej Rusin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Casper Claes came out and tried to block the shot, but Andrzej Rusin slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 14th minute. Kiur Nurmeots hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten managed to get in a good position for a shot. Belgium's supporters rose to their feet, but Edward Vanderstraeten was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alo Kalenik breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With an all-out effort, Tykhela FC's Casper Claes threw himself towards the right post 20 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Maarek Vananurm, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 22 minutes into the game, Tykhela FC's Fredrik Nordström nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Casper Claes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tykhela FC's goalkeeper Alo Kalenik, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fredrik Nordström who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 31stth minute tested the skills of Casper Claes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maarek Vananurm, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Tykhela FC's goalkeeper Alo Kalenik, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 44 minutes into the game, Tykhela FC's Dorian Lopes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Casper Claes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Tykhela FC's Mattias Rajavee was substituted for Dorian Lopes. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fredrik Nordström stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maarek Vananurm in the 55th minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Fredrik Nordström came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maarek Vananurm in the 77th minute of the match. With 88 minutes on the clock, Laurens Vandamme commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Belgium fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 88th minute. Penalty! Fredrik Nordström placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Belgium's Yves Dervaux has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 93rd minute. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gu Xu Yang in the 98th minute of play.