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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edward Vanderstraeten made the kick off which started today's match. Catarinense F.C.'s Mauricio Luke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 4th minute of play. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Quilo in the 5th minute of play. Catarinense F.C.'s Mauricio Luke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yves Dervaux in the 9th minute of play. Mauricio Luke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 15th minute of play. Mauricio Luke stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edward Vanderstraeten's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Catarinense F.C.'s Mauricio Luke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 17th minute of play. Catarinense F.C.'s Mauricio Luke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 20th minute of play. With his leg Casper Claes managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when Catarinense F.C.'s Ciro Quilo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 22 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mauricio Luke. Catarinense F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edward Vanderstraeten was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Amarante Sierra got in the 25th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Casper Claes handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. In the 29th minute Yves Dervaux shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauricio Luke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Casper Claes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ciro Quilo's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. In the last second Casper Claes throw himself and got hold of the ball when Ciro Quilo in the 31stth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 33rd minute Catarinense F.C. were awarded a corner. Jorge Ler went to the cornerflag to take it. Catarinense F.C.'s Jorge Ler was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Casper Claes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Jorge Ler came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Catarinense F.C. 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 Jorge Ler couldn't finish the play. Mauricio Luke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 40th minute of the match. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mauricio Luke read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. 46 minutes had been played when some careless play by Catarinense F.C.'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. The corner ended in Simon Sabbe almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Catarinense F.C.'s Mauricio Luke did a great save. When Simon Sabbe, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 46 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Mauricio Luke was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ciro Quilo made a kick off. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Garaile Vigalondo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 1-1 became the score in the 54th minute when Garaile Vigalondo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amarante Sierra, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Casper Claes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ciro Quilo's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. When Catarinense F.C.'s Ciro Quilo in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Belgium's goalie prevented a goal. In the 68thth minute of the game Ciro Quilo 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. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Quilo in the 79th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Catarinense F.C.'s goalkeeper Mauricio Luke had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mauricio Luke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 91st minute of play. 92 minutes into the game, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mauricio Luke made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2.