Challenge

Aschberg Sportpark
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Matthias Zahn made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, FC Angst vorm Ball's Julius-Lasse Schwering got a free kick in the 7th minute. Julius-Lasse Schwering made in the 10th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Marko Köller however managed to control. Casper Claes was out of position in the 11 minute of play, and Matthias Zahn capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Matthias Zahn really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 18th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jens Schrape was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. FC Angst vorm Ball's Jens Schrape played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 21st minute of play. Hartmut Hägele fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Casper Claes having to interfere. After having played for 24 minutes, Edward Vanderstraeten managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belgium's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edward Vanderstraeten was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matthias Zahn, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 30th minute of play forced FC Angst vorm Ball's goalkeeper Jens Schrape to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joachim Krabbe in the 31st minute of play. In the 35th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jens Schrape was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Jens Schrape made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yves Dervaux in the 42nd minute of play. In the 45th minute Matthias Zahn 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The wind increased when Edward Vanderstraeten made the kick off in the second half. Jens Schrape made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 54th minute of play. 58 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Angst vorm Ball's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten was slow to take the kick. During this time Belgium's players had a chance to rest. Edward Vanderstraeten made a great header on Belgium's corner, it was just that FC Angst vorm Ball's Jens Schrape managed to reach the ball for a save. Casper Claes came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by FC Angst vorm Ball's Matthias Zahn. But to his dismay, Matthias Zahn quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. In the 66th minute, Julius-Lasse Schwering hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Edward Vanderstraeten came up free with the goalie in the 68th 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. Raphael Narr fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Casper Claes having to interfere. In the 73rd minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jens Schrape saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julius-Lasse Schwering hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After 78 minutes, Leopoldo Quintin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Angst vorm Ball and the Belgium players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Belgium booed when FC Angst vorm Ball was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leopoldo Quintin didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, FC Angst vorm Ball's Jens Schrape got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. FC Angst vorm Ball's Jens Schrape proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save FC Angst vorm Ball from getting a goal against them. Lenny Clocheret kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Steven Bachmayr managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Angst vorm Ball's supporters rose to their feet, but Steven Bachmayr was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Casper Claes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joachim Krabbe in the 94th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Belgium had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.