Challenge

Λrena 51
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Λstral Villains FC's Emil Berntzen 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. Thanks to some nice moves Peder Solevåg could shoot a difficult shot in the 5th minute, which Casper Claes however easily saved by the left post. Casper Claes made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Emil Berntzen sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 9th minute of play forced Λstral Villains FC's goalkeeper Theo Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Λstral Villains FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 15th minute of the match Belgium got a corner. Λstral Villains FC'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. Zane Platt charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zane Platt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Belgium made a substitution. Aaron Decoster replaced Simon Sabbe. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 20th minute of play forced Λstral Villains FC's goalkeeper Theo Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Emil Berntzen reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Casper Claes. The goal made the score 1-0. Stian Alvær made in the 28th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Belgium's Sander Dermaut. Λstral Villains FC's Theo Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhang Yue Shi in the 32nd minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emil Berntzen in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Casper Claes saved Belgium from getting behind. Λstral Villains FC were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after Belgium's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Emil Berntzen took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Zane Platt managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Berntzen in the 38th minute of play. Casper Claes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emil Berntzen in the 40th minute. Emil Berntzen made a great header on Λstral Villains FC's corner, it was just that Belgium's Casper Claes managed to reach the ball for a save. When Emil Berntzen came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Λstral Villains FC 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 Emil Berntzen couldn't finish the play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

In the 51st minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theo Machado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute Anderson Zonta 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. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Berntzen in the 55th minute of play. Theo Machado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 59th minute. Theo Machado came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten. But to his dismay, Edward Vanderstraeten quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Λstral Villains FC made a substitution. Lars Holand replaced Emil Berntzen. Lars Holand took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Casper Claes. Casper Claes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 76th minute, Lars Holand ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Casper Claes was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Belgium's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 82nd minute. The corner led Belgium's Sander Dermaut to fire away a dangerous shot which Theo Machado despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Theo Machado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 87th minute, Zbyszek Trzemzalski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Λstral Villains FC 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.