Challenge

Belgium Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Osman Čiček kicked off to start the match. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arif Memduh Akova read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Edward Vanderstraeten scored 1-0 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arif Memduh Akova, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Arif Memduh Akova made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a good shot on target. Hispania's Arif Memduh Akova proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Hispania from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Belgium's Yves Dervaux got a free kick in the 15th minute. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filip Kubala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Esteban Canosa fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hispania's protests and gave Esteban Canosa a yellow card for diving instead. In the 19th minute, Esteban Canosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Laurens Vandamme during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Laurens Vandamme hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. If Filip Kubala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Arif Memduh Akova showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yves Dervaux in the 27th minute of the match. Esteban Canosa got his second yellow card in the match during the 27th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Hispania getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Esteban Canosa hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Arif Memduh Akova. That made the score 2-0 in the 31 minute of play. Arif Memduh Akova came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten. But to his dismay, Edward Vanderstraeten quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Hispania made a substitution. Kaya Ulucay replaced Osman Čiček. After a rather tough play, Hispania's Gil Pais got a free kick in the 49th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edward Vanderstraeten to make the kick off. In the 57th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten 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. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Arif Memduh Akova showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 61st minute of the match. Eriberto Pedriza who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 63rdth minute tested the skills of Casper Claes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Edward Vanderstraeten shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Lenny Clocheret hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 72nd minute of play forced Hispania's goalkeeper Arif Memduh Akova to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, Danilo Alcalde hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Belgium getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Simon Sabbe hit a great ball. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Hispania's goalkeeper Arif Memduh Akova, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 82nd minute of the match Belgium got a corner. Hispania's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edward Vanderstraeten ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 84th match minute, Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Siebe Michiels to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Kubala in the 85th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arif Memduh Akova showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 87th minute of the match. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eriberto Pedriza's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Casper Claes firmly grabbed it by the left post. After some careless play in the Hispania defense, Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arif Memduh Akova. The Hispania fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arif Memduh Akova should have stopped the shot. Hispania's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.