Challenge

Pier Luigi Penzo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) If Diego Frasquito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Frasquito, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Frasquito in the 9th minute of the match. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezia FC's goalkeeper Fernan Ralondo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Venezia FC defense, Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fernan Ralondo. The Venezia FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fernan Ralondo should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Venezia FC booed when Belgium was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laurens Vandamme didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fernan Ralondo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. After 27 minutes of play, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fernan Ralondo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Frasquito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Angel Guillelmus recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 37th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten made a precise shot to the right of Fernan Ralondo. Venezia FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Fernan Ralondo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 42nd minute of the match. Olaf Modliszewski hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Diego Frasquito to make the kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fernan Ralondo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fernan Ralondo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. Filip Hodne made in the 63rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Angel Quinito immediately put the ball in play. Fernan Ralondo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yves Dervaux in the 64th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Fernan Ralondo in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by Venezia FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten was slow to take the kick. During this time Belgium's players had a chance to rest. After some careless play in the Belgium defense, Diego Frasquito kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Casper Claes. The Belgium fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Casper Claes should have stopped the shot. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Fernan Ralondo made a huge save. The supporters of Belgium booed when Venezia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angel Quinito didn't get a good kick on the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Venezia FC's goalkeeper Fernan Ralondo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezia FC's goalkeeper Fernan Ralondo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Olaf Modliszewski fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venezia FC's protests and gave Olaf Modliszewski a yellow card for diving instead. Olaf Modliszewski hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fernan Ralondo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezia FC's goalkeeper Fernan Ralondo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 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.