Challenge

Fighters Stadion
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edward Vanderstraeten made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute Gianluca Balla 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. Casper Claes made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Gianni Balla sent off a good shot on target. Siebe Michiels struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Pavlos Konstantakakis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Belgium. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dinu Bocu in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Casper Claes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hamburg Fighters's goalkeeper Pavlos Konstantakakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With his leg Casper Claes managed to avoid a goal in the 17thth minute, when Hamburg Fighters's Dinu Bocu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Edward Vanderstraeten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pavlos Konstantakakis having to make a save. Pavlos Konstantakakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 19th minute of the match. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dinu Bocu in the 25th minute of play. Pavlos Konstantakakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 31st minute of the match. Hamburg Fighters's Pavlos Konstantakakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 39th minute of play. Pavlos Konstantakakis 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. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pavlos Konstantakakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 46th minute of the match. Gianluca Balla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dinu Bocu to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Belgium's Yves Dervaux got a free kick in the 50th minute. In the 57th minute of the match Hamburg Fighters got a corner. Belgium's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Wieslaw Obuchowicz ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 57th match minute, Hamburg Fighters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valerian Podlich to maneuver through the defense. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinu Bocu in the 60th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 61 minutes, Pavlos Konstantakakis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Pavlos Konstantakakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 63rd minute. 66 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pavlos Konstantakakis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 68th minute of play forced Hamburg Fighters's goalkeeper Pavlos Konstantakakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Hamburg Fighters's goalkeeper Pavlos Konstantakakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pavlos Konstantakakis made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a good shot on target. 75 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Hamburg Fighters's Pavlos Konstantakakis. Pavlos Konstantakakis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 77 minutes, Yves Dervaux managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belgium's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yves Dervaux was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gianni Balla in the 83rd minute of play. In the 84th minute Gianluca Balla 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. Pavlos Konstantakakis made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a good shot on target. Enrico Piccirilli kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Belgium's Nigel Devos quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Per Schmettau, made in the 89th minute of the game. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Pavlos Konstantakakis made a huge save. Hamburg Fighters's defense didn't have a chance, in the 90th minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten scored to the left of an out of position Pavlos Konstantakakis, making the score, 2-2. In the 93rd match minute, Hamburg Fighters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrico Piccirilli to maneuver through the defense. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.