Challenge

Belgium Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edward Vanderstraeten started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Wrexham's goalkeeper Lorenz Ureta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Wrexham's goalkeeper Lorenz Ureta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Joppe Hvenegaard hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prudencio Ixidor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Wrexham getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Cacá Ba hit a great ball. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Prudencio Ixidor in the 21st minute of play. In the 24th minute Belgium were awarded a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to Wrexham getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Rayman Rioseras hit a great ball. Yves Dervaux sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lorenz Ureta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lenny Clocheret in the 36th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, Prudencio Ixidor 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 Prudencio Ixidor was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Lorenz Ureta 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 54th minute. 58 minutes into the game, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lorenz Ureta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. When Edward Vanderstraeten came up free with the goalie in the 61st 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. In the 65th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lorenz Ureta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Wrexham's goalkeeper Lorenz Ureta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lorenz Ureta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yves Dervaux, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Lorenz Ureta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 72nd minute of play. Lorenz Ureta didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Vanderstraeten went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. In the 80th 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: 4-1. 87 minutes into the match, Sten Kvick 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 Sten Kvick was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. If Sten Kvick had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten in the 96th minute got a chance for a shot 96th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Wrexham's goalie prevented a goal. In the 97th minute of the match Belgium got a corner. Wrexham'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. After taking down the ball on Belgium's corner Edward Vanderstraeten fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lorenz Ureta quite easily take care of the ball. Lorenz Ureta came out of the goal in the 97th minute to try and stop a shot by Belgium's Nigel Devos. But to his dismay, Nigel Devos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-2. There was no doubt that Belgium were the better team. Belgium's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.