Challenge

Mintis Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Edward Vanderstraeten made the kick off and thus started the match. 5 minutes into the match, Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Danilevičius. Casper Claes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Danilevičius in the 6th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edward Vanderstraeten in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Oliver Can saved FK Mintis Vilnius from getting behind. With a little luck, Belgium's Casper Claes got control of the ball when Tomas Danilevičius tried to sneak it across the goal line. FK Mintis Vilnius's Tomas Danilevičius managed to work through Belgium's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Tomas Danilevičius dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. If Arūnas Pukelis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Edward Vanderstraeten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oliver Can was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. If Yves Dervaux had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Oliver Can showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yves Dervaux in the 25th minute of the match. Oliver Can came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Belgium's Lenny Clocheret. But to his dismay, Lenny Clocheret quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 36thth minute of the game Hubertas Dabkevičius 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. FK Mintis Vilnius's Oliver Can played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 39th minute of play forced FK Mintis Vilnius's goalkeeper Oliver Can to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nigel Devos kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 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 wind increased when Tomas Danilevičius made the kick off in the second half. Arūnas Pukelis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Casper Claes having to interfere. If Yves Dervaux had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yves Dervaux got free with Oliver Can in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yves Dervaux's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by Oliver Can on his right side and into the goal. 59 minutes into the game it was 1-2. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Danilevičius in the 65th minute of play. Tomas Danilevičius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 69 minutes into the match, FK Mintis Vilnius's goalkeeper Oliver Can had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. In the 71st minute Tomas Danilevičius 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. Grant Pustak kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After 77 played minutes, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Oliver Can came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Belgium reached it. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Danilevičius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomas Danilevičius in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Casper Claes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Edward Vanderstraeten got in the 87th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Oliver Can handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. 92 minutes into the match, Tomas Danilevičius notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Belgium's Casper Claes. Casper Claes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 95th minute, Tomas Danilevičius made a precise shot to the right of Casper Claes. Belgium's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. FK Mintis Vilnius's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.