Challenge

Juventus Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Qi Xun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Edward Vanderstraeten sped through Xeneizes's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marcelo Gagriel. Casper Claes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aristides Nastasio in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 15th minute of play forced Xeneizes's goalkeeper Marcelo Gagriel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Edward Vanderstraeten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelo Gagriel was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. In the 24th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Gagriel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anibal Veremundo hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qi Xun in the 31st minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Qi Xun. 36 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Qi Xun came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute, Xeneizes's Qi Xun dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. 47 minutes had been played when some careless play by Belgium's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eusebiu Gârbovan was slow to take the kick. During this time Xeneizes's players had a chance to rest. In the 47th minute, one of Belgium:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Belgium. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The audience was convinced that Lenny Clocheret's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelo Gagriel was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. 55 minutes into the match, Xeneizes's goalkeeper Marcelo Gagriel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. The throw-in from Everardo Bidun in the 57th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Belgium's Guillaume Bonte. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Xeneizes's Lucas Iigo was substituted for German Platon. In the 64th minute of the match Belgium got a corner. Xeneizes's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edward Vanderstraeten ran over to the corner to take the kick. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcelo Gagriel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. Marcelo Gagriel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 69th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 75 minutes into the game, when Laurens Vandamme put in a rough tackle. After 74 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Belgium! The supporters of Belgium booed when Xeneizes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eusebiu Gârbovan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fulgencio Peru in the 92nd minute of play. Marcelo Gagriel was a little too slow when Sander Dermaut got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 93rd minute. The score was now 2-2. Everardo Bidun kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Xeneizes succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Belgium had controlled the match.