Challenge

Stadio Taccona
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, 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. Edward Vanderstraeten started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lenny Clocheret to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 6th minute of play forced Campania Ponticelli's goalkeeper Fausto De Marchi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexander Frabetti. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Campania Ponticelli's goalkeeper Fausto De Marchi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fausto De Marchi came out of the goal in the 10th 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 0-1. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Campania Ponticelli's goalkeeper Fausto De Marchi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael Scofield, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fausto De Marchi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edward Vanderstraeten's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Fausto De Marchi 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 24th minute. Fausto De Marchi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 24th minute of play. In the 27th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto De Marchi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th 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. Fausto De Marchi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fausto De Marchi 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 36th minute. Enrico Iacovone could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Casper Claes made a huge save. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michael Scofield, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After the first half Belgium were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 51st minute of play forced Campania Ponticelli's goalkeeper Fausto De Marchi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 53rd minute of the match, Edward Vanderstraeten got a very nice opportunity to score, but Fausto De Marchi was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Fausto De Marchi in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Campania Ponticelli's Fausto De Marchi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Campania Ponticelli from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Fausto De Marchi in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 76 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fausto De Marchi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Frabetti in the 78th minute of the match. With a little luck, Campania Ponticelli's Fausto De Marchi got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 86th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belgium fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrico Iacovone in the 90th minute of play. Fausto De Marchi made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a good shot on target. Belgium's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.