Challenge

Wanzbach Sportpark
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of Belgium booed when Poli Timisoara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vilhelm Larsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Belgium's Yves Dervaux was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ovidiu Adrian in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Poli Timisoara's Ovidiu Adrian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 14th minute of play. Casper Claes made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Çağdaş Yuvakuran sent off a good shot on target. Çağdaş Yuvakuran'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. 22 minutes into the match, Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mauro Primeiro. 23 minutes into the match, Poli Timisoara's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Ovidiu Adrian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 31st minute of play forced Poli Timisoara's goalkeeper Ovidiu Adrian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ovidiu Adrian. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. 35 minutes into the match, Poli Timisoara's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Ovidiu Adrian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tiger De Hond. Edward Vanderstraeten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Ovidiu Adrian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Casper Claes made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Mauro Primeiro sent off a good shot on target.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mauro Primeiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartosz Erland in the 51st minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Primeiro in the 52nd minute of play. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ovidiu Adrian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 61st minute of the match. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ovidiu Adrian read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. Ovidiu Adrian made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 66th minute. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ovidiu Adrian. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Ovidiu Adrian in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vilhelm Larsson hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauro Primeiro in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belgium fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Poli Timisoara's Sascha Kulovitz got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ovidiu Adrian. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. Ovidiu Adrian made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 82nd minute. Ovidiu Adrian didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Vanderstraeten went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartosz Erland in the 88th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Belgium's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.