Challenge

Colosseum
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Barnaba Pilsudski made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the game, Edward Vanderstraeten cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Axell Verduin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of FC Gullegem booed when Belgium was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lenny Clocheret didn't get a good kick on the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emanuel De Roest. In the 12th minute Barnaba Pilsudski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Casper Claes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Gullegem'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. Lenny Clocheret made a great header on Belgium's corner, it was just that FC Gullegem's Axell Verduin managed to reach the ball for a save. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barnaba Pilsudski in the 19th minute of play. Emanuel De Roest fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Casper Claes having to interfere. In the 29th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Axell Verduin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes in the game, Edward Vanderstraeten dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 40 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Axell Verduin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, FC Gullegem's Mats Vanooteghem got a free kick in the 43rd minute. FC Gullegem made a substitution. Waut Du Molin replaced Emanuel De Roest. In the 44th minute, Mats Vanooteghem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 47th minute of play forced FC Gullegem's goalkeeper Axell Verduin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 48th minute Belgium were awarded a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten went to the cornerflag to take it. At last the ball reached Siebe Michiels at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of FC Gullegem. 0-2. The FC Gullegem players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Belgium were winning 0-2.

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 54th minute of play forced FC Gullegem's goalkeeper Axell Verduin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waut Du Molin, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 59th minute of play forced FC Gullegem's goalkeeper Axell Verduin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Axell Verduin had great luck who in the 64thth minute grab hold of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. The supporters of Belgium booed when FC Gullegem was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gertjan De Geyter didn't get a good kick on the ball. 70 minutes into the match, FC Gullegem's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Axell Verduin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Gullegem's Axell Verduin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save FC Gullegem from getting a goal against them. 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 73rd minute. Axell Verduin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Vanderstraeten went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barnaba Pilsudski in the 80th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the match, FC Gullegem's goalkeeper Axell Verduin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. Nigel Devos kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Nigel Devos hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Axell Verduin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lenny Clocheret in the 88th minute of play. Pieter Teurfs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.