Challenge

Tullidos Stadium
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Laurgain Ruiz started the match with the kick off. Currito Torrente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 4th minute of the match. Laurgain Ruiz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Casper Claes made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yves Dervaux in the 11th minute of play forced Tullidos FC's goalkeeper Currito Torrente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute, John Herrera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 14 minutes into the match, Tullidos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yves Dervaux came free, but Currito Torrente reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15thth minute of the game Edward Vanderstraeten who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tullidos FC's Currito Torrente was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 17th minute, Etxepare Lermo 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. 19 minutes into the match, Tullidos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Currito Torrente reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Belgium's goalie and right to Etxepare Lermo. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Belgium's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Casper Claes was a little too slow when Laurgain Ruiz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 24th minute. The score was now 1-0. 27 minutes into the match, Tullidos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Currito Torrente reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tullidos FC's goalkeeper Currito Torrente, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 32 minutes into the match, Tullidos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Currito Torrente reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Currito Torrente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 36th minute of the match. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tullidos FC's goalkeeper Currito Torrente, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Tullidos FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. John Herrera hit a great ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 42 minutes into the game, when Sven-Oskar Lundhberg put in a rough tackle. 41 minutes into the game, one of Tullidos FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Edward Vanderstraeten shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Tullidos FC's Currito Torrente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 46th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edward Vanderstraeten stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Currito Torrente made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 53rd minute. In the 55th match minute, Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Floris Claeys to maneuver through the defense. Currito Torrente made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 62nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Currito Torrente in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 63rd minute, Rios Feria left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tullidos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After 65 played minutes Tullidos FC got a freekick which was hit by Laurgain Ruiz. Edward Vanderstraeten in the 70thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Currito Torrente, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Edward Vanderstraeten came free with the goalkeeper in the 71st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Currito Torrente could save by the left post. Currito Torrente was out of position in the 73 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: 2-1. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Currito Torrente made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 83rd minute. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rios Feria, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. 86 minutes into the match, Tullidos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Currito Torrente reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Currito Torrente managed to avoid a goal in the 88thth minute, when Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 90 minutes of play, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Currito Torrente was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 95th minute Rios Feria 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. Tullidos FC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Belgium had controlled the match.