Challenge

Belgium Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Preston Landrum made the kick off and thus started the match. Remond Oosterveld scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Casper Claes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 7thth minute of the game Edward Vanderstraeten who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KARA ☪ KARTAL's Junior Zoff was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Antonio Macchia managed to get in a good position for a shot. KARA ☪ KARTAL's supporters rose to their feet, but Antonio Macchia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Casper Claes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Antonio Macchia'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 15th minute of play. After a rather tough play, KARA ☪ KARTAL's Iraklis Brinis got a free kick in the 16th minute. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Preston Landrum in the 19th minute of play. KARA ☪ KARTAL's Junior Zoff proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save KARA ☪ KARTAL from getting a goal against them. Edward Vanderstraeten received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Junior Zoff came out and tried to block the shot, but Edward Vanderstraeten slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 20th minute. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Macchia in the 23rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, KARA ☪ KARTAL's Mitchell Cornett got a free kick in the 24th minute. 26 minutes into the game, Yves Dervaux was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Belgium's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KARA ☪ KARTAL the free kick. In the 27th minute, Yves Dervaux hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 31st minute of play forced KARA ☪ KARTAL's goalkeeper Junior Zoff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 34th minute, but Junior Zoff got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving KARA ☪ KARTAL hanging dry this time. Yves Dervaux scored 2-1 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Junior Zoff, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Preston Landrum, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Preston Landrum in the 47th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Yves Dervaux sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Junior Zoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yves Dervaux, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardo Fay's late challenge caught a Belgium's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bernardo Fay helped the player get up and apologised. 55 minutes into the game, one of KARA ☪ KARTAL:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 60th minute Simon Sabbe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Junior Zoff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ted Rubin kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Casper Claes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Preston Landrum's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind KARA ☪ KARTAL's goalkeeper Junior Zoff, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in KARA ☪ KARTAL's zone, Edward Vanderstraeten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Junior Zoff came out of the goal and Edward Vanderstraeten tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. KARA ☪ KARTAL's Pasquale Gervais was substituted for Preston Landrum. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Edward Vanderstraeten put it in 4-1 from a short distance just to the right of Junior Zoff. Junior Zoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. KARA ☪ KARTAL's Junior Zoff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 89th minute of play. After a rather tough play, KARA ☪ KARTAL's Ted Rubin got a free kick in the 94th minute. In the 97th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten made a precise shot to the right of Junior Zoff. KARA ☪ KARTAL's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Belgium had won after a very even match.