Challenge

Belgium Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Laurens Vandamme hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cenap Yalaza in the 14th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Ewan Rieu came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ren Bur made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a good shot on target. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, Ren Bur skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ewan Rieu in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Casper Claes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 26th minute Ewan Rieu 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. Ole-Johan Larsen got a throw-in 28 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Oddvar Nordhus. Ren Bur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 29th minute of play. After 30 minutes of play, Skytta Toppidrettslag's Zachariasz Ciechocki made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Casper Claes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ren Bur made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Skytta Toppidrettslag defense, Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ren Bur. The Skytta Toppidrettslag fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ren Bur should have stopped the shot. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 47th match minute, Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yves Dervaux to maneuver through the defense. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ewan Rieu made a kick off. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Casper Claes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zachariasz Ciechocki in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Ewan Rieu came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Skytta Toppidrettslag's Ren Bur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 61st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edward Vanderstraeten in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ren Bur prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ewan Rieu in the 64th minute of play. Ren Bur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sander Dermaut, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Skytta Toppidrettslag's Ren Bur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yves Dervaux in the 76th minute of play. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lei Ning in the 80th minute of the match. In the 83rd minute, Simon Sabbe got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 87 minutes into the match, Skytta Toppidrettslag's Ewan Rieu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Claes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 88 minutes into the match, Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lei Ning. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 94th minute of play forced Skytta Toppidrettslag's goalkeeper Ren Bur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Skytta Toppidrettslag's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.