Challenge

Pyrgetos F.C. Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Song Di Xu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Song Di Xu in the 6th minute of the match. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lucho Putin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Song Di Xu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Casper Claes. That made the score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. Song Di Xu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 18th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lucho Putin was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 21st minute of play forced Πυργετός Fc's goalkeeper Lucho Putin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Πυργετός Fc's goalkeeper Lucho Putin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lucho Putin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yves Dervaux, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 25 minutes into the match, Πυργετός Fc's Song Di Xu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Claes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Belgium's Casper Claes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Belgium from getting a goal against them. Through an outstanding action, after 33 minutes, Casper Claes successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Lucho Putin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Vanderstraeten went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Lucho Putin 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 41st minute. 45 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Πυργετός Fc's Lucho Putin. Lucho Putin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The wind increased when Edward Vanderstraeten made the kick off in the second half. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Edward Vanderstraeten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucho Putin having to interfere. Lenny Clocheret kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Lucho Putin made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lucho Putin. That made the score 3-4 in the 62 minute of play. In the 64th match minute, Πυργετός Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blas Bernal to maneuver through the defense. After 67 minutes Πυργετός Fc's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Edward Vanderstraeten who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Lenny Clocheret almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Πυργετός Fc's Lucho Putin did a great save. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lucho Putin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 75th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lucho Putin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 80 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Laurens Vandamme. The audience held their breath when Thanos Kalikis in the 82nd minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Casper Claes's left hand side. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Song Di Xu in the 85th minute of play. Lucho Putin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yves Dervaux in the 87th minute of the match. Yves Dervaux's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lucho Putin firmly grabbed it by the left post. Belgium's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.