Challenge

Belgium Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edward Vanderstraeten got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Reggie Clement left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Al-Slottshöjden fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 7 minutes into the game, Yves Dervaux recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Adilson do Vale. Yves Dervaux showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Adilson do Vale 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 15th minute. Edward Vanderstraeten took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adilson do Vale. Adilson do Vale dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. After 21 minutes of play, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adilson do Vale was left in no man's land by his defense there! Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adilson do Vale read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Isak Deckbergh 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 Isak Deckbergh was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Nigel Devos kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 39th minute, Åke Ahlbeck made a precise shot to the right of Casper Claes. Belgium's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Adilson do Vale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 44th minute of play. In the 46th minute, Josef Hellbom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isak Deckbergh in the 48th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Reggie Clement was the one to do the kick off. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adilson do Vale read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Casper Claes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hugo Söderkvist in the 54th minute. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Al-Slottshöjden's goalkeeper Adilson do Vale, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Adilson do Vale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 68th minute of play. Edward Vanderstraeten took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adilson do Vale. Adilson do Vale dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-3. 74 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten notched a goal, 5-3, to the right of Al-Slottshöjden's Adilson do Vale. Adilson do Vale was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Adilson do Vale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes had been played when some careless play by Al-Slottshöjden'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. After taking down the ball on Belgium's corner Lenny Clocheret fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Adilson do Vale quite easily take care of the ball. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Lenny Clocheret put it in 6-3 from a short distance just to the right of Adilson do Vale. Al-Slottshöjden's Adilson do Vale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 84th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Al-Slottshöjden's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Adilson do Vale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adilson do Vale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 88th minute of the match. With his leg Casper Claes managed to avoid a goal in the 90thth minute, when Al-Slottshöjden's Reggie Clement fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 92nd minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adilson do Vale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Al-Slottshöjden were awarded a corner in the 98th minute after Belgium's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Josef Hellbom took the corner. Guillaume Bonte tried in the 98th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Casper Claes a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 6-4. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Belgium fully deserved thier win.