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. Edward Vanderstraeten started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the match, KIRICOCHO FC's Lázaro Galsino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Claes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. KIRICOCHO FC were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after Belgium's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Arnel Pansoy took the corner. In the 8thth minute of the game Facundo Torres who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Belgium's Casper Claes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jorge Errando firmly grabbed it by the left post. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lázaro Galsino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jorge Errando narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Facundo Torres in the 19th minute of play. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Theodore, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. KIRICOCHO FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Arnel Pansoy in the 22nd minute. A nice corner shot did that Arnel Pansoy got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Casper Claes quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jorge Errando read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. After some careless play in the KIRICOCHO FC defense, Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jorge Errando. The KIRICOCHO FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jorge Errando should have stopped the shot. Jorge Errando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 32nd minute of the match. Belgium's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 33rd minute. Edward Vanderstraeten made a great header on Belgium's corner, it was just that KIRICOCHO FC's Jorge Errando managed to reach the ball for a save. 39 minutes into the game, KIRICOCHO FC's Lázaro Galsino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Casper Claes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. KIRICOCHO FC's Jorge Errando proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save KIRICOCHO FC from getting a goal against them. 46 minutes into the match, KIRICOCHO FC's goalkeeper Jorge Errando had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. 47 minutes had been played when some careless play by KIRICOCHO FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten was slow to take the kick. During this time Belgium's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Yves Dervaux managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Facundo Torres to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Belgium's Siebe Michiels got a free kick in the 54th minute. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jorge Errando read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 60th minute of play forced KIRICOCHO FC's goalkeeper Jorge Errando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jorge Errando read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Facundo Torres in the 63rd minute of play. Casper Claes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lázaro Galsino's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. In the 66th minute, Urbano Esiquio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Urbano Esiquio hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Jorge Errando stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edward Vanderstraeten's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Facundo Torres could shoot a difficult shot in the 71st minute, which Casper Claes however easily saved by the left post. Ernesto Theodore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jorge Errando 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 79th minute. 84 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Lázaro Galsino came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Belgium's Casper Claes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Belgium from getting a goal against them. In the 88th minute, Lenny Clocheret 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: 3-2. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jorge Errando 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 96th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Belgium had won after a very even match.