Challenge

☆ Arenas del Cairo ☆
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Segundo Sadurni made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Segundo Sadurni made a precise shot to the right of Casper Claes. Belgium's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. If Yves Dervaux had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Humos del Cairo FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Ciriaco Amaya hit a great ball. In the 14th minute of the match Belgium got a corner. Humos del Cairo FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edward Vanderstraeten ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Sander Dermaut heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 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. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Belgium's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Anacleto Ferrer was slow to take the kick. During this time Humos del Cairo FC's players had a chance to rest. Bernardo Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 20th minute of play. Niclas Hellström made in the 22nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Segundo Sadurni however managed to control. A collision led to Humos del Cairo FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Niclas Hellström hit a great ball. Humos del Cairo FC's Bernardo Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 25th minute of play. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Segundo Sadurni, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After 34 minutes, Edward Vanderstraeten made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Humos del Cairo FC's Bernardo Amorim tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 42 minutes of play, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernardo Amorim was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bernardo Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 45th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edward Vanderstraeten to make the kick off. Edward Vanderstraeten received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bernardo Amorim came out and tried to block the shot, but Edward Vanderstraeten slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 51st minute. 56 minutes into the match, Humos del Cairo FC's goalkeeper Bernardo Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. Humos del Cairo FC made a substitution. German Unax replaced Segundo Sadurni. Humos del Cairo FC's Bernardo Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 62nd minute of play. Humos del Cairo FC made a substitution. Eustacio Sabino replaced Hector Haimar. A throw-in in the 64th minute of the game was made by Simon Sabbe with Lenny Clocheret as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bernardo Amorim 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 69th minute. German Unax's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Casper Claes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Humos del Cairo FC's Bernardo Amorim got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 82nd minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Amorim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yves Dervaux got free with Bernardo Amorim in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 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. Edward Vanderstraeten struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Bernardo Amorim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Belgium. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th 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. Bernardo Amorim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling German Unax in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Casper Claes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 95 minutes into the match, German Unax 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 German Unax was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. Belgium played a much better game than Humos del Cairo FC and deserved their victory. The Humos del Cairo FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.