Challenge

ETI Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Edward Vanderstraeten made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of NieETIkalni Lebork's Hugon Piechna. Hugon Piechna was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 14 minutes into the match, NieETIkalni Lebork's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Hugon Piechna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute Belgium were awarded a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten went to the cornerflag to take it. Xesus Reyes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 20th minute Xesus Reyes 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. Xesus Reyes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Casper Claes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hugon Piechna read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. NieETIkalni Lebork's Hugon Piechna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 28th minute of play. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by NieETIkalni Lebork'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 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hugon Piechna having to make a save. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hugon Piechna read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Casper Claes was a little too slow when Xesus Reyes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 42nd minute. The score was now 2-1. The supporters of Belgium booed when NieETIkalni Lebork was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artur Kapinos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hugon Piechna was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. NieETIkalni Lebork's Wladyslaw Zaremba was substituted for Witomir Piekarczyk. NieETIkalni Lebork's Hieronim Watarz was substituted for Xesus Reyes. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hieronim Watarz made a kick off. If Hieronim Watarz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Edward Vanderstraeten came up free with the goalie in the 59th 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. Edward Vanderstraeten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hugon Piechna having to make a save. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind NieETIkalni Lebork's goalkeeper Hugon Piechna, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 67 minutes, Hieronim Watarz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NieETIkalni Lebork's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hieronim Watarz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 70 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hugon Piechna narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 72 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hugon Piechna. NieETIkalni Lebork's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edward Vanderstraeten was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. With a little luck, NieETIkalni Lebork's Hugon Piechna got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roch Konieczny in the 83rd minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, NieETIkalni Lebork's Hugon Piechna got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yves Dervaux got free with Hugon Piechna in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 90th minute of the match Belgium got a corner. NieETIkalni Lebork's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edward Vanderstraeten ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Siebe Michiels almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but NieETIkalni Lebork's Hugon Piechna did a great save. Dominik Felenak kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The long shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 96th minute really tested Hugon Piechna's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. When the match had gone on for 98 minutes, Edward Vanderstraeten took a quick shot and it went in 2-4 without a chance for Hugon Piechna to make any attempt to save it. Belgium's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.