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. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Santiago Toli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Santiago Toli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Santiago Toli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 10th minute. Edward Vanderstraeten recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of SABALEPLUS booed when Belgium was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sander Dermaut didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edward Vanderstraeten scored 1-0 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Santiago Toli, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Máximo Kirchner's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Casper Claes was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Santiago Toli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 25th minute. SABALEPLUS's Santiago Toli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save SABALEPLUS from getting a goal against them. Santiago Toli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 32nd minute of the match. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Santiago Toli made a huge save. Santiago Toli came out of the goal in the 35th 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 2-0. In the 39th match minute, Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lenny Clocheret to maneuver through the defense. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dobromir Huk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santiago Toli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 42nd minute. Edward Vanderstraeten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Santiago Toli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Santiago Toli 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 54th minute. In the 63rd match minute, Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edward Vanderstraeten to maneuver through the defense. Santiago Toli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 67th minute of play. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind SABALEPLUS's goalkeeper Santiago Toli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Santiago Toli 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 80th minute. Dobromir Huk'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. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Santiago Toli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Santiago Toli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dobromir Huk got free with Casper Claes in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Casper Claes was out of position in the 94 minute of play, and Alonzo Urbasa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alonzo Urbasa really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. SABALEPLUS made a substitution. Pascual Chago replaced Dobromir Huk. For all the effort they put into the match, the SABALEPLUS players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Belgium.