Challenge

GELORA BUNG KARNO
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Don Cabezon made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 6th minute of the match Mauro Dos Santos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Casper Claes showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 8th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dacian Nițescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 9th minute, Yves Dervaux 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. Belgium's Casper Claes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Belgium from getting a goal against them. Casper Claes came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Don Cabezon. But to his dismay, Don Cabezon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's zone, Edward Vanderstraeten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dacian Nițescu came out of the goal and Edward Vanderstraeten tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 28th minute, AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Don Cabezon dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 32nd minute of play forced AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's goalkeeper Dacian Nițescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Dacian Nițescu 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. Don Cabezon took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Casper Claes. Casper Claes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edward Vanderstraeten stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 61 minutes, Mauro Dos Santos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC and the Belgium players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 68th minute, Floris Claeys hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 70 minutes into the match, AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Don Cabezon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Claes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Jajat Mustari was substituted for Dede Akmal. AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jajat Mustari in the 73rd minute. 78 minutes into the game, Simon Sabbe threw the ball into play from the sideline. AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's Ryszard Owsiak quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dewa Warauw, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Yves Dervaux's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dacian Nițescu firmly grabbed it by the left post. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dewa Warauw recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Belgium's Yves Dervaux in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AL TAQWA VILLAGE FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 90th minute Belgium were awarded a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten went to the cornerflag to take it. Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dacian Nițescu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in.