Challenge

Ralles Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Edward Vanderstraeten struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Tata Rușanu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Belgium. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dragan Numanović, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Casper Claes came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Ralles Bollklubb's Douglas D Agostino. But to his dismay, Douglas D Agostino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dragan Numanović in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute of the match Ralles Bollklubb got a corner. Belgium's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jens Back ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Ralles Bollklubb's corner Jens Back fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Casper Claes quite easily take care of the ball. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Douglas D Agostino in the 20th minute of play. Tata Rușanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 21st minute of play. Casper Claes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ivar Sontman in the 22nd minute. After 24 minutes, Edward Vanderstraeten made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Ralles Bollklubb's Tata Rușanu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tata Rușanu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. When the match clock showed 29 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Ivar Sontman sped through Belgium's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Casper Claes. In the 35th 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. 39 minutes into the game, Edward Vanderstraeten cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Tata Rușanu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 43rd minute, Floris Claeys hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Casper Claes was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Jens Back. Casper Claes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ivar Sontman in the 47th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ivar Sontman to strike the kick off in the second half. Douglas D Agostino kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dragan Numanović in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Douglas D Agostino in the 62nd minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute, Dragan Numanović hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ralles Bollklubb's Esteban Ezkerra was substituted for Dragan Numanović. After 73 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Laurens Vandamme. Casper Claes didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Ralles Bollklubb's Esteban Ezkerra shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Edward Vanderstraeten in the 79thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tata Rușanu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 82nd minute, Edward Vanderstraeten left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belgium fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. A hard shot by Siebe Michiels from long distance, 84 minutes into the match, got Tata Rușanu's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 93 minutes in the game Victor Krum did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Esteban Ezkerra. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Douglas D Agostino in the 94th minute of play. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esteban Ezkerra in the 95th minute of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.