Challenge

Arena H4K
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. Igor de Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 6th minute of the match. Casper Claes came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by H4K.BR's Xiao Zhen Yun. But to his dismay, Xiao Zhen Yun quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. H4K.BR's attentive Viktor Lindholm managed to snatch the ball when Floris Claeys made a throw-in in the 13th minute of the game. After some careless play in the H4K.BR defense, Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Igor de Barros. The H4K.BR fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Igor de Barros should have stopped the shot. Casper Claes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Claudinho Toledo in the 18th minute. A collision led to H4K.BR getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Orbay Kiner hit a great ball. Ahmet Ali Yücesan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Casper Claes made a huge save. In the 31st minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor de Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Floris Claeys kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. With a little luck, Belgium's Casper Claes got control of the ball when Ahmet Ali Yücesan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ahmet Ali Yücesan struck a weak shot in the 45th 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 H4K.BR. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Ahmet Ali Yücesan'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 51st 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 Xiao Zhen Yun in the 53rd minute of play. Ovidiu Goanță kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. H4K.BR made a substitution. Deivid Koehler replaced Fabian Mentis. Ovidiu Goanță kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Igor de Barros made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a good shot on target. 66 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Igor de Barros narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Edward Vanderstraeten struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Igor de Barros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Belgium. H4K.BR made a substitution. João Vítor da Costa replaced Francisco de Medeiros. Xiao Zhen Yun'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 76th minute of play. When Xiao Zhen Yun came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the H4K.BR 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 Xiao Zhen Yun couldn't finish the play. Xiao Zhen Yun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Casper Claes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Edward Vanderstraeten sped through H4K.BR's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Igor de Barros. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Igor de Barros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. In the 90th match minute, Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Floris Claeys to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute Ahmet Ali Yücesan 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. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Belgium eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.