Challenge

Belgium Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Egídio Ortiz made the kick off which started today's match. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Egídio Ortiz in the 8th minute of play. In the 17th 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. In the 20th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Clemente Esteves was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Edward Vanderstraeten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clemente Esteves having to interfere. Simon Sabbe hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. When Edward Vanderstraeten came up free with the goalie in the 28th 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. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Clemente Esteves in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 32nd 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. 4-0. Edward Vanderstraeten scored 5-0 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Clemente Esteves, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Simon Sabbe hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. When Simon Sabbe came up free with the goalie in the 43rd 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 Simon Sabbe couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten managed to get in a good position for a shot. Belgium's supporters rose to their feet, but Edward Vanderstraeten was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Clemente Esteves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Clemente Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 46th minute of play. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Egídio Ortiz in the 48th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Edward Vanderstraeten made the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 53 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Edward Vanderstraeten sped through Sangue nos Zóio's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Clemente Esteves. After 55 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Lenny Clocheret. Clemente Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 57th minute of play. Casper Claes made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Edvaldo Bastos sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Sangue nos Zóio defense, Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Clemente Esteves. The Sangue nos Zóio fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Clemente Esteves should have stopped the shot. In the 65th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belgium fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. Clemente Esteves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of Sangue nos Zóio's Clemente Esteves. Clemente Esteves was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 72nd minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clemente Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Sangue nos Zóio's Clemente Esteves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 74th minute of play. Belgium's Nigel Devos quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Váldson Meira, made in the 75th minute of the game. 79 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten notched a goal, 10-0, to the right of Sangue nos Zóio's Clemente Esteves. Clemente Esteves was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match clock showed 84 minutes, the score became 11-0 when Edward Vanderstraeten sped through Sangue nos Zóio's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Clemente Esteves. Edward Vanderstraeten took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Clemente Esteves. Clemente Esteves dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 12-0. Clemente Esteves 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 92nd minute. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 95 minutes into the match, Sangue nos Zóio's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Clemente Esteves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Belgium had played much better football throughout.