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Match Report
Estadio Otto Bemberg
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Club Sportivo Quilmes's Radomil Mietus started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Verón came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th match minute, Club Sportivo Quilmes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Federico Totakoxe to maneuver through the defense. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radomil Mietus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Casper Claes came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Club Sportivo Quilmes's Sebastian Verón. But to his dismay, Sebastian Verón quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Pastor Firman 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 15th minute. Club Sportivo Quilmes's Pastor Firman 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. If Yves Dervaux had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pastor Firman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 22nd minute of play. Pastor Firman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radomil Mietus in the 25th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Belgium's Casper Claes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Belgium from getting a goal against them. 28 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pastor Firman. Club Sportivo Quilmes's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edward Vanderstraeten was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 32nd minute Club Sportivo Quilmes were awarded a corner. Qu Xuan Yang went to the cornerflag to take it. Pastor Firman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 43rd minute of the match. Edward Vanderstraeten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pastor Firman having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edward Vanderstraeten stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pastor Firman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 54th minute of play forced Club Sportivo Quilmes's goalkeeper Pastor Firman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pastor Firman 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 58th minute. After 61 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Nigel Devos. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Verón in the 70th minute of play. Club Sportivo Quilmes made a substitution. Silverio Chuan replaced Waldemar Przybylo. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 74th minute of the game. One of Club Sportivo Quilmes:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Belgium:s goal. Club Sportivo Quilmes:s Pastor Firman showed great skill when he stopped Edward Vanderstraeten:s penalty. Club Sportivo Quilmes's Pastor Firman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Club Sportivo Quilmes from getting a goal against them. Ludomir Witkowski kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Club Sportivo Quilmes's Samuel Medero was substituted for Federico Totakoxe. After 83 played minutes Club Sportivo Quilmes got a freekick which was hit by Ludomir Witkowski. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radomil Mietus in the 89th minute of play. Edward Vanderstraeten did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-2 to the left of a surprised Pastor Firman 91 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pastor Firman. That made the score 1-3 in the 94 minute of play. Qu Xuan Yang hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Belgium eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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