Challenge

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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sungur Rehber took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nourredine Aggoune. FC Ribba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edward Vanderstraeten was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Börje Säv got free with Casper Claes in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 6 minutes Belgium's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Anton Vinström who took care of the corner kick. FC Ribba's Anton Vinström was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Casper Claes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The supporters of Belgium booed when FC Ribba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Almstedt didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 17th minute of play forced FC Ribba's goalkeeper Nourredine Aggoune to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nourredine Aggoune took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yves Dervaux, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edward Vanderstraeten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nourredine Aggoune having to make a save. Nourredine Aggoune took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Börje Säv in the 31st minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivan Almstedt made in the 34th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Klement Furtok. Nigel Devos was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 47 minutes into the match. After 47 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Belgium! Anton Vinström placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yves Dervaux made a kick off. Siebe Michiels sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to FC Ribba getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Albin Benet hit a great ball. When Anton Vinström, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 61 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Casper Claes was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Yves Dervaux fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nourredine Aggoune having to interfere. FC Ribba's Nourredine Aggoune proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save FC Ribba from getting a goal against them. Yves Dervaux received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nourredine Aggoune came out and tried to block the shot, but Yves Dervaux slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 73rd minute. FC Ribba's Billy Holm was substituted for Anton Vinström. On his own Siebe Michiels managed to get through FC Ribba's defense and was going for a shot in the net, but Nourredine Aggoune lunged to the right and managed in the last second get hold of the ball before it was to late. Belgium's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 82nd minute. 83 minutes into the match, Sungur Rehber 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 Sungur Rehber was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Belgium were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing FC Ribba to leave the ground with a draw.