Challenge

Field of Dreams
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Fractal FC's Fernan Ler started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Edward Vanderstraeten scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bartosz Ziemniak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bartosz Ziemniak 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 7th minute. In the 11th minute, Cipriano Misael hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernan Ler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fractal FC's goalkeeper Bartosz Ziemniak, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 20th minute, Sander Dermaut hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Fractal FC's Gerardo Enmanuel got a free kick in the 25th minute. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bartosz Ziemniak. 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 Fernan Ler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 35 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Nigel Devos. Belgium's Casper Claes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Belgium from getting a goal against them. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernan Ler in the 38th minute of play. Fernan Ler spun around in front of the goal 40 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Belgium's goal. In the 42nd match minute, Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laurens Vandamme to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edward Vanderstraeten stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernan Ler in the 55th minute of the match. Bartosz Ziemniak made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Fractal FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Silvio Dayam hit a great ball. Fractal FC's Bartosz Ziemniak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Fractal FC from getting a goal against them. Bartosz Ziemniak was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Edward Vanderstraeten showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 69 minute of play. In the 72nd minute Rolando Misael 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. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rolando Misael in the 76th minute of play. After having played for 77 minutes, Rolando Misael managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fractal FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rolando Misael was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bartosz Ziemniak. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernan Ler in the 82nd minute of the match. Fractal FC's Bartosz Ziemniak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 84th minute of play. 85 minutes into the game, one of Fractal FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 86th minute, the referee gave Belgium a penalty. Edward Vanderstraeten looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Bartosz Ziemniak. If Yves Dervaux had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lenny Clocheret was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 97 minutes into the match. After 96 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Belgium! The Fractal FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Belgium's performance. The match ended with a win for Belgium.