Challenge

Thunders Field
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edward Vanderstraeten got the match started through his kick off. Rouven Nussli 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 3rd minute. With a little luck, Belgium's Casper Claes got control of the ball when Nichifor Borăscu tried to sneak it across the goal line. International Thunders's Rouven Nussli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 7th minute of play. Rouven Nussli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rouven Nussli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, International Thunders's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Rouven Nussli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Belgium's Floris Claeys got a free kick in the 19th minute. If Siebe Michiels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind International Thunders's goalkeeper Rouven Nussli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 26th minute of play forced International Thunders's goalkeeper Rouven Nussli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edward Vanderstraeten in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rouven Nussli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rouven Nussli came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten. But to his dismay, Edward Vanderstraeten quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 39th minute of play forced International Thunders's goalkeeper Rouven Nussli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rouven Nussli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rouven Nussli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rouven Nussli was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nichifor Borăscu made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Nichifor Borăscu 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. Rouven Nussli made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a good shot on target. After taking down the ball on Belgium's corner Sander Dermaut fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rouven Nussli quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yves Dervaux in the 63rd minute of play forced International Thunders's goalkeeper Rouven Nussli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rouven Nussli was a little too slow when Yves Dervaux got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 68th minute. The score was now 0-4. Edward Vanderstraeten struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Rouven Nussli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Belgium. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rouven Nussli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. 76 minutes into the match, Tibor Bäuschlein had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Casper Claes. Belgium's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tibor Bäuschlein was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Sander Dermaut's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rouven Nussli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. Rouven Nussli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 82nd minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Edward Vanderstraeten reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rouven Nussli. The goal made the score 1-5. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rouven Nussli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loukianos Staikos in the 97th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.