Challenge

The Blue House
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Alfred Babicki took the ball and in the 12 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 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edward Vanderstraeten in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Piotr Lech prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 21st minute of the match, Maciej Bartelak tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Casper Claes saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maciej Bartelak in the 24th minute of play. When Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Irons Chorzów's goalie prevented a goal. 28 minutes in the game, Edward Vanderstraeten dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 30 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Maciej Bartelak came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Piotr Lech read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Piotr Lech narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Patryk Snaza's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, Casper Claes skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 40thth minute of the game Patryk Snaza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Belgium's Casper Claes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Piotr Lech. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. If Alfred Babicki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edward Vanderstraeten to make the kick off. Piotr Lech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Milosz Pawlik charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Milosz Pawlik the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, The Irons Chorzów's Milosz Pawlik got a free kick in the 53rd minute. 57 minutes into the match, The Irons Chorzów's goalkeeper Piotr Lech had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. In the 65th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Piotr Lech was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. The Irons Chorzów's Piotr Lech proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save The Irons Chorzów from getting a goal against them. In the 75th minute of the match Belgium got a corner. The Irons Chorzów'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. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Yves Dervaux took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Piotr Lech to make any attempt to save it. 78 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Piotr Lech narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 80 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Patryk Snaza came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edward Vanderstraeten hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zdzislaw Grajewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 83 minutes into the match, Zdzislaw Grajewski notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Belgium's Casper Claes. Casper Claes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 87th minute of play forced The Irons Chorzów's goalkeeper Piotr Lech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edward Vanderstraeten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Piotr Lech tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The The Irons Chorzów supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Belgium's performance. The match ended with a win for Belgium.