Challenge

Estadi de Mestalla
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edward Vanderstraeten made the kick off which started today's match. In the 11th minute Zheng Jian 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 some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten managed to get in a good position for a shot. Belgium's supporters rose to their feet, but Edward Vanderstraeten was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gaizkine Nobo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 17th minute of play forced Orxata I Fartons's goalkeeper Gaizkine Nobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Simon Sabbe in the 18th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Orxata I Fartons's 李永乐 á Bø. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zheng Jian in the 19th minute of play. Orxata I Fartons's 李永乐 á Bø took a good shot, in the 23rd minute, which hit the crossbar above Casper Claes's head, and flew over the goal. Belgium's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Orxata I Fartons. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 28 minutes Belgium's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was 李永乐 á Bø who took care of the corner kick. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gaizkine Nobo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 35th minute of play forced Orxata I Fartons's goalkeeper Gaizkine Nobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Zheng Jian kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Casper Claes. That made the score 1-0 in the 37 minute of play. Yves Dervaux received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Gaizkine Nobo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gaizkine Nobo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 45th minute of play. Guillaume Bonte hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zheng Jian to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Zheng Jian came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Gregorio Ruiz fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Orxata I Fartons's protests and gave Gregorio Ruiz a yellow card for diving instead. Orxata I Fartons made a substitution. Zarando Manrique replaced Zheng Jian. Edward Vanderstraeten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Gaizkine Nobo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Orxata I Fartons's Donatello Estrada was substituted for Oinomoas Tekosis. In the 69th minute of the game Simon Sabbe made a throw-in which Edward Vanderstraeten played forward. In the 71st 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. Belgium:s Casper Claes showed great skill when he stopped Zarando Manrique:s penalty. 80 minutes into the match, Orxata I Fartons's goalkeeper Gaizkine Nobo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Orxata I Fartons's goalkeeper Gaizkine Nobo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 86 minutes into the game, Zarando Manrique cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Casper Claes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Edward Vanderstraeten managed to get in a good position for a shot. Belgium's supporters rose to their feet, but Edward Vanderstraeten was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gaizkine Nobo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zarando Manrique's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Casper Claes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Zarando Manrique came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Orxata I Fartons were awarded a corner in the 97th minute after Belgium's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. 李永乐 á Bø took the corner. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Orxata I Fartons fans cheered their team off the field, for while Belgium had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.