Challenge

M.F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Edward Vanderstraeten started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Christos Perivolakis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Christos Perivolakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Belgium's Casper Claes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Belgium from getting a goal against them. Lv Hai Chong in the 17thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Casper Claes, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 21st 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. Christos Perivolakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 28th minute of play forced MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper Christos Perivolakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Casper Claes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dimitris Skondras in the 30th minute. In the 31st minute of the match MICE F.C. got a corner. Belgium's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nikitas Staboulidis ran over to the corner to take the kick. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Christos Perivolakis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, MICE F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Christos Perivolakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute of the match, Dimitris Skondras got a very nice opportunity to score, but Casper Claes was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

MICE F.C.'s Isaltino Borges was substituted for Memphis Lundquist. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dimitris Skondras made a kick off. In the 54th minute Lv Hai Chong 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. With his leg Christos Perivolakis managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Christos Perivolakis made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Yves Dervaux sent off a good shot on target. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Skondras in the 58th minute of the match. A collision led to MICE F.C. getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Patrick Vaz hit a great ball. Edward Vanderstraeten shot from long distance in the 62nd minute, but Christos Perivolakis was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Christos Perivolakis. That made the score 1-1 in the 63 minute of play. After having played for 71 minutes, Dimitris Skondras managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MICE F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Dimitris Skondras was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Christos Perivolakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 73rd minute. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lv Hai Chong in the 75th minute of play. Casper Claes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dimitris Skondras's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. MICE F.C.'s Iraklis Mortensøn was substituted for Nikitas Staboulidis. After a rather tough play, MICE F.C.'s Patrick Vaz got a free kick in the 82nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Siebe Michiels kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Christos Perivolakis. That made the score 1-2 in the 84 minute of play. With 97 minutes on the clock, Nigel Devos commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Nigel Devos hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. It was beautiful to see MICE F.C.'s John Asklund in action when he in the 100th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! When the final whistle sounded Belgium left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than MICE F.C..