Challenge

天津和平区隐士联队
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edward Vanderstraeten took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in ☆冰谷☆蛇王's zone, Siebe Michiels stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Michel Preudhomme came out of the goal and Siebe Michiels tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 8 minutes of play, ☆冰谷☆蛇王's 赵云文 made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Casper Claes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 韩真亦 in the 12th minute of play. 崔南锋 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Casper Claes made a huge save. After 14 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Lenny Clocheret. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Michel Preudhomme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 20th play minute 韩真亦 came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Casper Claes. 2-0. 23 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when 赵云文 came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when 赵云文 came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ☆冰谷☆蛇王's Michel Preudhomme 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. Michel Preudhomme came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten. But to his dismay, Edward Vanderstraeten quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Michel Preudhomme. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind ☆冰谷☆蛇王's goalkeeper Michel Preudhomme, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by 崔南锋 in the 43rd minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when 崔南锋 got free with Casper Claes in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 韩真亦 made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when 韩真亦 came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When 韩真亦 got free in front of the goal in the 51st minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Casper Claes was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After 55 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Laurens Vandamme. With a little luck, ☆冰谷☆蛇王's Michel Preudhomme got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 韩真亦, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When 韩真亦 came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the ☆冰谷☆蛇王 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 韩真亦 couldn't finish the play. Edward Vanderstraeten in the 66thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Michel Preudhomme, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience was convinced that 韩真亦's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Casper Claes was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 韩真亦 in the 78th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 韩真亦 in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Casper Claes saved Belgium from getting behind. When ☆冰谷☆蛇王's 韩真亦 in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Belgium's goalie prevented a goal. 82 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Michel Preudhomme narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 83rd minute, Edward Vanderstraeten reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Michel Preudhomme. The goal made the score 2-5. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 韩真亦 struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Casper Claes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ☆冰谷☆蛇王. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Belgium walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.