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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tervel Dushanov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 3rd minute of play forced EW® Leeds's goalkeeper Nikifor Ruzhekov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nikifor Ruzhekov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind EW® Leeds's goalkeeper Nikifor Ruzhekov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 8th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten made a precise shot to the right of Nikifor Ruzhekov. EW® Leeds's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 13th minute of play forced EW® Leeds's goalkeeper Nikifor Ruzhekov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute, Stoycho Mladenov fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 19 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nikifor Ruzhekov. EW® Leeds's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edward Vanderstraeten was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Anatoli Filov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Casper Claes made a huge save. When Edward Vanderstraeten came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Belgium fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Edward Vanderstraeten couldn't finish the play. After 25 played minutes EW® Leeds got a freekick which was hit by Pavlin Mogilanski. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nikifor Ruzhekov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. EW® Leeds's Nikifor Ruzhekov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 30th minute of play. EW® Leeds's Nikifor Ruzhekov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikifor Ruzhekov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edward Vanderstraeten in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nikifor Ruzhekov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. EW® Leeds's Nikifor Ruzhekov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 39th minute of play. Nikifor Ruzhekov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 42nd minute of play. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tervel Dushanov in the 45th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edward Vanderstraeten stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tervel Dushanov in the 51st minute of the match. EW® Leeds's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pavlin Mogilanski in the 53rd minute. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anatoli Filov in the 54th minute of play. Nikifor Ruzhekov made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a good shot on target. EW® Leeds's Nikifor Ruzhekov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save EW® Leeds from getting a goal against them. In the 62nd minute, Anatoli Filov made a precise shot to the right of Casper Claes. Belgium's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Nikifor Ruzhekov was a little too slow when Edward Vanderstraeten got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 65th minute. The score was now 1-3. 69 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Anatoli Filov came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikifor Ruzhekov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tervel Dushanov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Casper Claes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tervel Dushanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anatoli Filov in the 85th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Belgium's Lenny Clocheret got a free kick in the 87th minute. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute, Siebe Michiels made a precise shot to the right of Nikifor Ruzhekov. EW® Leeds's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Belgium eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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