Challenge

Ciudad de Sabaneta
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Edward Vanderstraeten got the match started through his kick off. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kevin Mier. 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 3rd minute of play forced Sabaneta FC's goalkeeper Kevin Mier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Rian Giggs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kevin Mier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yves Dervaux in the 8th minute of the match. In the 8thth minute of the game Yves Dervaux who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sabaneta FC's Kevin Mier was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 11th minute of the match Siebe Michiels sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kevin Mier skillfully saved the ball. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Helder Cadanes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Casper Claes made a huge save. After 18 minutes of play, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kevin Mier was left in no man's land by his defense there! Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rian Giggs in the 21st minute of the match. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rian Giggs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute Helder Cadanes 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. Lenny Clocheret hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Rian Giggs came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kevin Mier 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 31st minute. In the 32nd minute Helder Cadanes 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. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kevin Mier. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edward Vanderstraeten in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kevin Mier prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Sabaneta FC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. David Fuentes hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute, Yves Dervaux 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: 1-3. The Sabaneta FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Belgium were winning 1-3.

The wind increased when Rian Giggs made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yves Dervaux during the 50th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 50th match minute, Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yves Dervaux to maneuver through the defense. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kevin Mier read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. When Edward Vanderstraeten came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Belgium 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 Edward Vanderstraeten couldn't finish the play. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Helder Cadanes in the 59th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Helder Cadanes 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. Edward Vanderstraeten took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kevin Mier. Kevin Mier dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rian Giggs in the 67th minute of play. Fabian Lawrence kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. 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 72nd minute. A well done corner resulted in Lenny Clocheret drilling the ball in to score 2-5 behind Sabaneta FC's goalkeeper. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Masciarelli in the 75th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kevin Mier. That made the score 2-6 in the 77 minute of play. In the 80th minute, Antonio Masciarelli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sabaneta FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-6. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Fabrício Prestes put it in 4-6 from a short distance just to the right of Casper Claes. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kevin Mier read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. If Yoel Magarinos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kevin Mier. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Sabaneta FC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Rian Giggs hit a great ball. The Belgium players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.