Challenge

Belgium Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Don Longden started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Osfinch FC's goalkeeper Stefan Cullen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Osfinch FC's Stefan Cullen got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Osfinch FC's Boğaçhan Çinucen in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Belgium's goalie prevented a goal. In the 13th minute, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Edward Vanderstraeten recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 20 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Boğaçhan Çinucen came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sander Dermaut got free with Stefan Cullen in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Don Longden in the 23rd minute of the match. Edward Vanderstraetens short, quick shot in the 25thth minute got Stefan Cullen to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Stefan Cullen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simon Sabbe in the 30th minute of the match. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Stefan Cullen made a huge save. 35 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stefan Cullen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 36th minute, Sander Dermaut hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Don Longden in the 37th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Osfinch FC's Stefan Cullen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 39th minute of play. Casper Claes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dušan Tadić went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edward Vanderstraeten stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50thth minute of the game Edward Vanderstraeten who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Osfinch FC's Stefan Cullen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 53rd minute of the match, Johannes Wennerström got a very nice opportunity to score, but Casper Claes was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Edward Vanderstraeten got in the 55th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Stefan Cullen handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. After 55 minutes, Edward Vanderstraeten made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Osfinch FC's Stefan Cullen tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Osfinch FC's goalkeeper Stefan Cullen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 59th minute of the game Adrian Collingwood made a throw-in which Cornelius Ritchie played forward. Edward Vanderstraeten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stefan Cullen having to make a save. Lenny Clocheret kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Stefan Cullen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 67th minute of play. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Osfinch FC's goalkeeper Stefan Cullen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 73 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Sander Dermaut. Don Longden could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Casper Claes made a huge save. Osfinch FC's Stefan Cullen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 80th minute of play. Stefan Cullen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Vanderstraeten went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. A throw-in in the 84th minute of the game was made by Adrian Collingwood with Ben Buchanan as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Stefan Cullen 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 91st minute. In the 96th minute, Osfinch FC's Dušan Tadić dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Belgium had won after a very even match.