Challenge

Arda
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edward Vanderstraeten got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Elian Müller 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 Elian Müller was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aragorn's goalkeeper Andrés Casado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Aragorn defense, Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andrés Casado. The Aragorn fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andrés Casado should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Belgium getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Nigel Devos hit a great ball. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fedele Moretti in the 14th minute of the match. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fedele Moretti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andrés Casado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 20th minute of play. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elian Müller, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Aragorn's Andrés Casado. Andrés Casado was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Andrés Casado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 31st minute of play. Aragorn's Andrés Casado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 36th minute of play. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elian Müller, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Casper Claes made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Fedele Moretti sent off a good shot on target. In the 47th minute, Fedele Moretti ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Casper Claes was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elian Müller in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Casper Claes saved Belgium from getting behind. A collision led to Aragorn getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Wade Wilson hit a great ball. In the 58th minute, Don Blake 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. In the 62nd minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrés Casado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute, Lenny Clocheret hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fedele Moretti, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 79th minute, Fedele Moretti left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Aragorn fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. 81 minutes into the game, Wade Wilson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aragorn's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Belgium the free kick. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ondřej Štika hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Edward Vanderstraeten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrés Casado having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fedele Moretti in the 93rd minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 96 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Lenny Clocheret. After 97 played minutes, Aragorn's Fedele Moretti shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Casper Claes came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Aragorn reached it. Belgium's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.