Challenge

De Vossenberg
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edward Vanderstraeten took the kick off in the first half of the match. With his leg Casper Claes managed to avoid a goal in the 5thth minute, when FFC Merainies 03's Gerjan de Visser fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of Belgium booed when FFC Merainies 03 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henk Waard didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taco Joppets saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Taco Joppets made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 15th minute of play. After some careless play in the FFC Merainies 03 defense, Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Taco Joppets. The FFC Merainies 03 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Taco Joppets should have stopped the shot. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind FFC Merainies 03's goalkeeper Taco Joppets, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerjan de Visser, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 25 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Taco Joppets narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Taco Joppets didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Vanderstraeten went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yves Dervaux in the 29th minute of play forced FFC Merainies 03's goalkeeper Taco Joppets to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Taco Joppets. FFC Merainies 03's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edward Vanderstraeten was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Taco Joppets showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 35th minute of the match. Edward Vanderstraeten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Taco Joppets tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Siebe Michiels sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Taco Joppets didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Vanderstraeten went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Siebe Michiels sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gerjan de Visser made a kick off. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Taco Joppets. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. Taco Joppets made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind FFC Merainies 03's goalkeeper Taco Joppets, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Timo Korfs hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Edward Vanderstraeten who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 56thth minute tested the skills of Taco Joppets when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The supporters of Belgium booed when FFC Merainies 03 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timo Korfs didn't get a good kick on the ball. FFC Merainies 03's Taco Joppets played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yves Dervaux in the 58th minute of play. Yves Dervaux recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Taco Joppets in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Taco Joppets made a huge save. In the 67th minute, Timo Korfs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 69th minute, Sander Dermaut hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Taco Joppets made a huge save. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Taco Joppets made a huge save. In the 79th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten made a precise shot to the right of Taco Joppets. FFC Merainies 03's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. If Yves Dervaux had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FFC Merainies 03's defense didn't have a chance, in the 84th minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten scored to the left of an out of position Taco Joppets, making the score, 0-7. In the 88th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten made a precise shot to the right of Taco Joppets. FFC Merainies 03's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. 92 minutes into the match, FFC Merainies 03's goalkeeper Taco Joppets had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. Yves Dervaux could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Taco Joppets made a huge save. Belgium played a much better game than FFC Merainies 03 and deserved their victory. The FFC Merainies 03 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.