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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Edward Vanderstraeten made the kick off and thus started the match. Mauricio Luke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 2nd minute of play. In the 8th minute of the match Catarinense F.C. got a corner. Belgium's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zhu Chao Guang ran over to the corner to take the kick. Belgium's Casper Claes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Belgium from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Edward Vanderstraeten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mauricio Luke was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. 15 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mauricio Luke. Catarinense F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edward Vanderstraeten was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mauricio Luke. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 20th minute of play forced Catarinense F.C.'s goalkeeper Mauricio Luke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amarante Sierra in the 21st minute of play. With his leg Casper Claes managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when Catarinense F.C.'s Ciro Quilo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Mauricio Luke 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 29th minute. In the 30th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mauricio Luke was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 34th minute of play forced Catarinense F.C.'s goalkeeper Mauricio Luke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Amarante Sierra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Catarinense F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Belgium were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ciro Quilo made a kick off. Edward Vanderstraeten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mauricio Luke having to make a save. Catarinense F.C.'s Mauricio Luke proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Catarinense F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 60th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten made a precise shot to the right of Mauricio Luke. Catarinense F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. With a little luck, Catarinense F.C.'s Mauricio Luke got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Mauricio Luke in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 71 minutes into the match, Catarinense F.C.'s goalkeeper Mauricio Luke had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. 75 minutes into the match, Catarinense F.C.'s goalkeeper Mauricio Luke had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. In the 78th 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: 1-4. Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 84th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 87th minute Garaile Vigalondo 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. Mauricio Luke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yves Dervaux in the 95th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Belgium had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.