Challenge

Ireta Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ludvig Hedling got the match started through his kick off. Zeledon Arribas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 3rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Edward Vanderstraeten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zeledon Arribas was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. 6 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Zestoa FT's Zeledon Arribas. Zeledon Arribas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Zeledon Arribas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Vanderstraeten went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Zestoa FT defense, Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zeledon Arribas. The Zestoa FT fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zeledon Arribas should have stopped the shot. Slawomir Brysz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Zestoa FT's goalkeeper Zeledon Arribas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Casper Claes made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Ludvig Hedling sent off a good shot on target. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zbyszek Frenzel, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. The audience was convinced that Edward Vanderstraeten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zeledon Arribas was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zeledon Arribas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. Zeledon Arribas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 32nd minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Zestoa FT's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Zeledon Arribas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zeledon Arribas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zbyszek Frenzel got free with Casper Claes in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 42nd minute of the match Belgium got a corner. Zestoa FT'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. Nigel Devos was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 45th minute of play forced Zestoa FT's goalkeeper Zeledon Arribas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edward Vanderstraeten was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Zestoa FT's Meng Ke got a free kick in the 50th minute. Edward Vanderstraeten struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Zeledon Arribas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Belgium. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ludvig Hedling in the 54th minute of play. Zeledon Arribas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 59th minute. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ludvig Hedling in the 65th minute of play. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santxo Campoamor in the 67th minute of play. Edward Vanderstraeten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zeledon Arribas having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Zeledon Arribas in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Slawomir Brysz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Slawomir Brysz in the 76th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Zestoa FT's goalkeeper Zeledon Arribas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zeledon Arribas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. 83 minutes into the match, Zestoa FT's goalkeeper Zeledon Arribas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. Zestoa FT's Zeledon Arribas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Zestoa FT from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zbyszek Frenzel in the 87th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 88th minute of play forced Zestoa FT's goalkeeper Zeledon Arribas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zeledon Arribas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edward Vanderstraeten's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Zeledon Arribas in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 94th minute Belgium were awarded a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten went to the cornerflag to take it. Lenny Clocheret was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. When the final whistle sounded Belgium left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Zestoa FT.