Challenge

Belgium Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Narciso Madureira started the match with the kick off. Narciso Madureira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Casper Claes having to interfere. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sílvio Ferrão, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Straedelburgh's goal looked a bit too open when Yves Dervaux came free, but Aderbal Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Straedelburgh's Aderbal Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 13th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edward Vanderstraeten in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aderbal Santos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aderbal Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yves Dervaux in the 15th minute of play. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Narciso Madureira in the 16th minute of play. Aderbal Santos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 18th minute. With a little luck, Straedelburgh's Aderbal Santos got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. Belgium's attack was well implemented in the 23rd minute, but when Edward Vanderstraeten was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. 25 minutes into the match, Sílvio Ferrão notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Belgium's Casper Claes. Casper Claes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narciso Madureira in the 30th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, Straedelburgh's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Aderbal Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Narciso Madureira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Casper Claes. Belgium's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Narciso Madureira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Edward Vanderstraeten recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Straedelburgh's goalkeeper Aderbal Santos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After the first half Straedelburgh were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edward Vanderstraeten made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Straedelburgh's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Aderbal Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Ferrão in the 53rd minute of play. Edward Vanderstraeten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aderbal Santos having to make a save. Casper Claes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcos Vilas Boas in the 67th minute. Straedelburgh's Sílvio Ferrão got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Belgium's Casper Claes got control of the ball when Karl-Michael Helström tried to sneak it across the goal line. 71 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Straedelburgh's Karl-Michael Helström fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. With an all-out effort, Straedelburgh's Casper Claes threw himself towards the right post 73 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Karl-Michael Helström, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Sílvio Ferrão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Casper Claes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 79 minutes into the match, Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Karl-Michael Helström. Straedelburgh's Aderbal Santos 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. Belgium's Yves Dervaux got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yves Dervaux in the 84th minute of play forced Straedelburgh's goalkeeper Aderbal Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th match minute, Straedelburgh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sílvio Ferrão to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th minute Siebe Michiels shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aderbal Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Straedelburgh players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.