Challenge

Estádio Arthur Leite
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 9 minutes into the game, Edward Vanderstraeten cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ergo Muro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Niceto Ihazintu came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Caatiba MZC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Niceto Ihazintu couldn't finish the play. When Niceto Ihazintu came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Caatiba MZC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Niceto Ihazintu couldn't finish the play. Floris Claeys made in the 18th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Caatiba MZC's Fernando Hierro. 20 minutes into the match, Caatiba MZC's Niceto Ihazintu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Claes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A nice corner shot did that Miguel Lizer got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Casper Claes quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Belgium's Casper Claes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Belgium from getting a goal against them. Edward Vanderstraeten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ergo Muro having to interfere. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A nice corner shot did that Gaby Milito got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Casper Claes quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 37 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ergo Muro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fernando Hierro made in the 38th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Belgium's Floris Claeys. A sloppy throw-in by Floris Claeys in the 40th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Caatiba MZC's Fernando Hierro. In the 43rd minute, Niceto Ihazintu fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Niceto Ihazintu to make the kick off. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niceto Ihazintu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 53 minutes into the game, Caatiba MZC's Niceto Ihazintu 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, 1-1. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niceto Ihazintu in the 63rd minute of play. In the 66th minute Niceto Ihazintu 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. Edward Vanderstraeten scored 1-2 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ergo Muro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Natã Siqueira hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute of the game Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten made a superb shot at goal which Ergo Muro with some effort managed to grab by the crossbar. In the 86th minute of the match Belgium got a corner. Caatiba MZC'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. Ergo Muro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 91st minute. In the 93rd minute Nuno Mattos 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 second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.