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Afrimesti Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edward Vanderstraeten kicked off to start the match. Emil Gabor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 4th minute of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emil Gabor narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Belgium's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 7th minute. The corner ended in Edward Vanderstraeten almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Emil Gabor did a great save. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emil Gabor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Irinel Tatomir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Irinel Tatomir scored 1-0 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Casper Claes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Casper Claes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucrețiu Ghimiș in the 23rd minute. The audience was convinced that Edward Vanderstraeten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emil Gabor was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. In the 30th minute, Irinel Tatomir fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Casper Claes, passed just outside the right post. After some careless play in the ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 defense, Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emil Gabor. The ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emil Gabor should have stopped the shot. After 36 minutes, Lei Fan Chuan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 and the Belgium players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Lei Fan Chuan got a free kick in the 36th minute. Edward Vanderstraeten took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Emil Gabor. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emil Gabor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. In the 42nd minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Gabor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th 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. 47 minutes into the game, Floris Claeys threw the ball into play from the sideline. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Eliodor Gheban quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Irinel Tatomir to strike the kick off in the second half. 61 minutes into the match, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goal looked a bit too open when Yves Dervaux came free, but Emil Gabor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucrețiu Ghimiș in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Irinel Tatomir in the 68th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emil Gabor. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucrețiu Ghimiș, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Nils Helberg was substituted for Eugen Mihălțan. After a rather tough play, Belgium's Floris Claeys got a free kick in the 75th minute. Edward Vanderstraeten struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Emil Gabor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Belgium. 84 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emil Gabor narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 91 played minutes ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 got a freekick which was hit by Gică Popescu.