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. After some careless play in the Fenerbahce ISTANBUL defense, Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mehmet Edip Nazmi. The Fenerbahce ISTANBUL fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mehmet Edip Nazmi should have stopped the shot. Belgium's attentive Nigel Devos managed to snatch the ball when Ersin Bakay made a throw-in in the 12th minute of the game. In the 12th minute of the match, Yves Dervaux got a very nice opportunity to score, but Mehmet Edip Nazmi was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 18th minute, but Mehmet Edip Nazmi got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Fenerbahce ISTANBUL hanging dry this time. In the 19th minute Florian De Werdt 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. After a rather tough play, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 23rd minute, Edward Vanderstraeten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mehmet Edip Nazmi was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. The throw-in from Sander Dermaut in the 25th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's Kuddusî Uğurcan. In the 27th minute 麦树扬 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. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Mehmet Edip Nazmi made a huge save. 32 minutes into the game, Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's 麦树扬 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Casper Claes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. 麦树扬 might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Casper Claes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 麦树扬 ran back to his position shaking his head. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 麦树扬, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Sigvard Åkesson hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. When Floris Claeys came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Belgium 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 Floris Claeys couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The wind increased when 麦树扬 made the kick off in the second half. If 麦树扬 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mehmet Edip Nazmi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Vanderstraeten went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Yves Dervaux fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehmet Edip Nazmi having to interfere. Casper Claes came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's 麦树扬. But to his dismay, 麦树扬 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. Mehmet Edip Nazmi 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 66th match minute, Fenerbahce ISTANBUL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anıl Ege Ufuk to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mehmet Edip Nazmi was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. Mehmet Edip Nazmi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simon Sabbe in the 74th minute of the match. After 78 minutes of play, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten made it 6-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mehmet Edip Nazmi was left in no man's land by his defense there! 80 minutes into the game, Sander Dermaut threw the ball into play from the sideline. Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's Kuddusî Uğurcan quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After having played for 85 minutes, Edward Vanderstraeten managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belgium's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edward Vanderstraeten was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mehmet Edip Nazmi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. Mehmet Edip Nazmi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nigel Devos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute, Sander Dermaut made a precise shot to the right of Mehmet Edip Nazmi. Fenerbahce ISTANBUL's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-2. 93 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Florian De Werdt came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mehmet Edip Nazmi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 95th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Belgium had won after a very even match.