Challenge

De kikkerkazerne
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edward Vanderstraeten took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Edward Vanderstraeten came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Belgium 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 Edward Vanderstraeten couldn't finish the play. Luca Savino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Casper Claes made a huge save. After 5 played minutes Kickers United got a freekick which was hit by Denis Cromefeldt. 8 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cederik Huts. Kickers United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edward Vanderstraeten was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 20th minute, Jorge Reijnders fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Casper Claes, passed just outside the right post. In the 32nd minute Artur Leenders 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. 34 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Savino came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Reijnders, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Savino in the 39th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Jorge Reijnders left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kickers United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luca Savino to make the kick off. 65 minutes into the match, Luca Savino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Casper Claes. Belgium's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luca Savino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Kickers United made a substitution. Lode Rouvroys replaced Jorge Reijnders. In the 72nd minute Luca Savino 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. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Cederik Huts firmly grabbed it by the left post. Edward Vanderstraeten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Cederik Huts tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Lode Rouvroys came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cederik Huts. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. 90 minutes into the game, Edward Vanderstraeten cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Cederik Huts was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 95 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Edward Vanderstraeten.