Challenge

Lucas E. Abalos
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Abuba Akotonon FC's Hugo Orlando Gatti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 3rd minute of play. Abuba Akotonon FC's Hugo Orlando Gatti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 8th minute of play. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Hugo Orlando Gatti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 12th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Orlando Gatti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cecilio Tristan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Casper Claes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. Robt Paulet kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Abuba Akotonon FC's zone, Edward Vanderstraeten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugo Orlando Gatti came out of the goal and Edward Vanderstraeten tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Edward Vanderstraeten came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Belgium 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 Edward Vanderstraeten couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sander Dermaut during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Belgium's Sander Dermaut got a free kick in the 28th 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 Hugo Orlando Gatti was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. In the 35th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Orlando Gatti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Genaro Elivareo in the 42nd minute of play. Genaro Elivareo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 47 minutes into the game, Belgium's Yves Dervaux nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hugo Orlando Gatti made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edward Vanderstraeten stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vânderson Barbosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Casper Claes having to interfere. Hugo Orlando Gatti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 57th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Genaro Elivareo came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Abuba Akotonon FC's Hugo Orlando Gatti got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 61st minute Ariel Artaldo 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 63rd minute of play forced Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Hugo Orlando Gatti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute Belgium were awarded a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten went to the cornerflag to take it. Yves Dervaux was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After 67 played minutes Abuba Akotonon FC got a freekick which was hit by Vânderson Barbosa. In the 71st 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 73rd minute of play forced Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Hugo Orlando Gatti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vânderson Barbosa in the 74th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Casper Claes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vânderson Barbosa's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Hugo Orlando Gatti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 77th 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 Hugo Orlando Gatti was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Vânderson Barbosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edward Vanderstraeten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hugo Orlando Gatti having to make a save. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hugo Orlando Gatti read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Hugo Orlando Gatti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yves Dervaux in the 86th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Vânderson Barbosa came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ariel Artaldo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Hugo Orlando Gatti in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Hugo Orlando Gatti made a huge save. Hugo Orlando Gatti was out of position in the 95 minute of play, and Edward Vanderstraeten capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Edward Vanderstraeten really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Belgium's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.