Challenge

Belgium Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. In the 4th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Errando saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Edward Vanderstraeten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jorge Errando was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Lázaro Galsino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Casper Claes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 13 minutes into the match, KIRICOCHO FC's goalkeeper Jorge Errando had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. In the 14th minute Belgium were awarded a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten went to the cornerflag to take it. With a little luck, KIRICOCHO FC's Jorge Errando got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Facundo Torres sped through Belgium's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Casper Claes. In the 21st minute, one of KIRICOCHO FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for KIRICOCHO FC. A hard shot 24 in the game by Edward Vanderstraeten from a close distance when the talented Jorge Errando managed to make a qualified save. KIRICOCHO FC's players were relieved. Edward Vanderstraetens short, quick shot in the 24thth minute got Jorge Errando to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience was convinced that Lázaro Galsino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Casper Claes was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Facundo Torres in the 27th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Errando saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Facundo Torres ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Casper Claes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After having played for 36 minutes, Edward Vanderstraeten managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belgium's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edward Vanderstraeten was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Facundo Torres in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Casper Claes saved Belgium from getting behind. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edward Vanderstraeten who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 45thth minute tested the skills of Jorge Errando when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Belgium were awarded a corner in the 46th minute after KIRICOCHO FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Edward Vanderstraeten took the corner. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Facundo Torres made a kick off. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caner Parshan in the 52nd minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Facundo Torres. Siebe Michiels hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Belgium's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 60th minute. Siebe Michiels made a great header on Belgium's corner, it was just that KIRICOCHO FC's Jorge Errando managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 63rd minute, Edward Vanderstraeten made a precise shot to the right of Jorge Errando. KIRICOCHO FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. After 67 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Belgium! Jorge Errando came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Belgium's Yves Dervaux. But to his dismay, Yves Dervaux quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. In the 73rd minute, Facundo Torres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 78 minutes into the match, KIRICOCHO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Jorge Errando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes had been played when some careless play by KIRICOCHO FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten was slow to take the kick. During this time Belgium's players had a chance to rest. Jorge Errando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jorge Errando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 85th minute of the match. After 96 minutes of play, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten made it 4-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jorge Errando was left in no man's land by his defense there! Belgium's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.