Challenge

Belgium Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leonard Andrițoiu kicked off to start the match. Edward Vanderstraeten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Iacob Elian having to make a save. 5 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Iacob Elian narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Iacob Elian in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 8 minutes into the match, G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s goalkeeper Iacob Elian had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'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. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Siebe Michiels got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 1-0. 10 minutes into the match. When Cezar Mâinea came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cezar Mâinea couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Belgium getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Floris Claeys hit a great ball. Iacob Elian made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a good shot on target. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Iacob Elian read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Traian Gavruță, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the game, Edward Vanderstraeten cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Iacob Elian was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Edward Vanderstraeten took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iacob Elian. Iacob Elian dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Traian Gavruță hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Leonard Andrițoiu kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Lenny Clocheret hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edward Vanderstraeten was the one to do the kick off. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Iacob Elian read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iacob Elian. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s Iacob Elian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 55th minute of play. Iacob Elian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s goalkeeper Iacob Elian, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 60 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iacob Elian. G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edward Vanderstraeten was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iacob Elian. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️ defense, Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iacob Elian. The G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iacob Elian should have stopped the shot. Iacob Elian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s goalkeeper Iacob Elian, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 73rd minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iacob Elian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iacob Elian didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Vanderstraeten went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s goalkeeper Iacob Elian, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s Iacob Elian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 80th minute of play. Iacob Elian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 81st minute of the match. Iacob Elian didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Vanderstraeten went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 85th minute of play forced G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s goalkeeper Iacob Elian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iacob Elian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Iacob Elian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iacob Elian didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Vanderstraeten went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Iacob Elian read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. Edward Vanderstraeten scored 9-0 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Iacob Elian, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the referee ended the match the Belgium players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.