Challenge

Marcio Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 6th minute of play forced Real Salsa F.C.'s goalkeeper Greger Fribäck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Real Salsa F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Greger Fribäck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Natalio Txeru'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 7th minute of play. In the 8th minute of the match Real Salsa F.C. got a corner. Belgium's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Abidin Buminhan ran over to the corner to take the kick. Through an outstanding action, after 9 minutes, Casper Claes successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 11th minute of the match, Sancar Yağınalp tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Casper Claes saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Salsa F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Real Salsa F.C.'s Greger Fribäck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 16th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Edward Vanderstraeten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Greger Fribäck was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. After 18 minutes of play, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Greger Fribäck was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yves Dervaux took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Greger Fribäck. Greger Fribäck dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Natalio Txeru in the 25th 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. In the 26thth minute of the game Edward Vanderstraeten who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Salsa F.C.'s Greger Fribäck was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ximenes Oñatibia, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Greger Fribäck came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten. But to his dismay, Edward Vanderstraeten quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Natalio Txerus short, quick shot in the 38thth minute got Casper Claes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Natalio Txeru struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Casper Claes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Real Salsa F.C.. Real Salsa F.C.'s Greger Fribäck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 42nd minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Belgium fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 44th minute. Penalty!

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edward Vanderstraeten made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Sancar Yağınalp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Casper Claes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Greger Fribäck made a huge save. 59 minutes into the match, Natalio Txeru 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 Natalio Txeru was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Real Salsa F.C. made a substitution. Kubu Cansever replaced Sancar Yağınalp. Real Salsa F.C.'s Abayhan Miran was substituted for Bartosz Bentkowski. Siebe Michiels made in the 66th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Real Salsa F.C.'s Cumhur Savaş. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferenc Kocsis in the 67th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Greger Fribäck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yves Dervaux, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kubu Cansever'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 73rd minute of play. Greger Fribäck made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 74th minute. 78 minutes into the match, Real Salsa F.C.'s Ferenc Kocsis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Claes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Greger Fribäck made a huge save. After 87 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Floris Claeys. In the 88th minute, Davut Akadlı hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Real Salsa F.C. getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Aziz Özarkın hit a great ball. The Belgium players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.