Challenge

SimuV3 Arena Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Danny Boy made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, Edward Vanderstraeten got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Altay Ulgu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 16 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Edward Vanderstraeten sped through SimuV3's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Altay Ulgu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvano Francho in the 20th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SimuV3's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Godofredo Romelio in the 22nd minute. With 24 minutes on the clock, Godofredo Romelio commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in SimuV3 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 23rd minute. Penalty! 33 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Altay Ulgu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Altay Ulgu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SimuV3's Altay Ulgu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 38th minute of play. After some careless play in the SimuV3 defense, Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Altay Ulgu. The SimuV3 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Altay Ulgu should have stopped the shot. In the 47th minute, Yves Dervaux ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Altay Ulgu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edward Vanderstraeten stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th 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: 1-5. 57 minutes into the game, Siebe Michiels recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Altay Ulgu. Siebe Michiels showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-6. After a defensive mix-up in SimuV3's zone, Yves Dervaux stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Altay Ulgu came out of the goal and Yves Dervaux tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 64th minute Liu Kun Zhan 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Danny Boy during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, SimuV3's Danny Boy got a free kick in the 66th minute. 68 minutes into the match, SimuV3's goalkeeper Altay Ulgu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yves Dervaux. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind SimuV3's goalkeeper Altay Ulgu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 71 minutes into the match, SimuV3's goalkeeper Altay Ulgu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Altay Ulgu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvano Francho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of SimuV3 booed when Belgium was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Floris Claeys didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 80th minute, Danny Boy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd match minute, SimuV3 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvano Francho to maneuver through the defense. Altay Ulgu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 89th minute of play. Altay Ulgu 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 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvano Francho in the 92nd minute of the match. Honorato Seguinus hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. In the 96th minute, Yves Dervaux 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: 1-7. Belgium played a much better game than SimuV3 and deserved their victory. The SimuV3 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.