Challenge

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dudu Meira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Casper Claes having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, Estrela Solitária's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Benjamim Dante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Casper Claes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dudu Meira went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Benjamim Dante read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. In the 24th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamim Dante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 25th minute of play forced Estrela Solitária's goalkeeper Benjamim Dante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Benjamim Dante read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. With a little luck, Belgium's Casper Claes got control of the ball when Gerd Müller tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 30th minute of play forced Estrela Solitária's goalkeeper Benjamim Dante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gerd Müllers short, quick shot in the 32ndth minute got Casper Claes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Dudu Meira hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Naldo Rossi made in the 34th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Belgium's Nigel Devos. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Benjamim Dante. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. 36 minutes into the match, Estrela Solitária's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Benjamim Dante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Estrela Solitária's Chicão Amorim got a free kick in the 40th minute. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edward Vanderstraeten to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yves Dervaux in the 53rd minute of play forced Estrela Solitária's goalkeeper Benjamim Dante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Belgium booed when Estrela Solitária was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Luiz Ferreira didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Estrela Solitária defense, Yves Dervaux kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benjamim Dante. The Estrela Solitária fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benjamim Dante should have stopped the shot. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Estrela Solitária's goalkeeper Benjamim Dante, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Benjamim Dante 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 61st minute. With a little luck, Estrela Solitária's Benjamim Dante got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Estrela Solitária's Guilherme Peixoto got a free kick in the 64th minute. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Benjamim Dante read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. Estrela Solitária's defense didn't have a chance, in the 70th minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten scored to the left of an out of position Benjamim Dante, making the score, 1-3. 74 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Benjamim Dante, 1-4. 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 81st minute. Guilherme Peixoto tried in the game's 81st match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Benjamim Dante. An annoying self made goal, 1-5. After 93 played minutes Estrela Solitária got a freekick which was hit by Guilherme Peixoto.