Challenge

Belgium Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vicente Azevedo took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vicente Azevedo in the 3rd minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Floris Claeys in the 6th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Ademir Leão. 9 minutes into the game, Ademir Leão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SE Tijolo 6 Furos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Belgium the free kick. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vicente Azevedo in the 12th minute of play. SE Tijolo 6 Furos's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Giovanni Custódio in the 14th minute. Edward Vanderstraeten 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. 18 minutes into the match, SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Vicente Azevedo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Claes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 20 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Vicente Azevedo came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 27 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Dagoberto Veiga. Dagoberto Veiga was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Dagoberto Veiga in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Floris Claeys hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Vicente Azevedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vicente Azevedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Casper Claes having to interfere. Dagoberto Veiga 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 43rd minute. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dagoberto Veiga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 48th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edward Vanderstraeten was the one to do the kick off. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vicente Azevedo in the 55th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belgium fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Raimundo Bittencourt was substituted for Jimi Drongstrup. SE Tijolo 6 Furos made a substitution. Filipe Sá replaced Aureliano Unda. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 66th minute of play forced SE Tijolo 6 Furos's goalkeeper Dagoberto Veiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by SE Tijolo 6 Furos'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. A nice corner shot did that Nigel Devos got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Dagoberto Veiga quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Dagoberto Veiga 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 70th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 74th minute of play forced SE Tijolo 6 Furos's goalkeeper Dagoberto Veiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute, Simon Sabbe got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 77 minutes into the match, SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Vicente Azevedo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Claes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Belgium were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after SE Tijolo 6 Furos's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Edward Vanderstraeten took the corner. After taking down the ball on Belgium's corner Edward Vanderstraeten fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dagoberto Veiga quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Ademir Leão got a free kick in the 87th minute. The supporters of SE Tijolo 6 Furos booed when Belgium was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Siebe Michiels didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vicente Azevedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Casper Claes having to interfere. A collision led to SE Tijolo 6 Furos getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Ademir Leão hit a great ball. SE Tijolo 6 Furos's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.