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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edward Vanderstraeten kicked off to start the match. In the 4th match minute, Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillaume Bonte to maneuver through the defense. Hadi Zamani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Casper Claes made a huge save. After having played for 10 minutes, Siebe Michiels managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belgium's supporters crossed their fingers, but Siebe Michiels was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jesper Åberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Casper Claes made a huge save. Thanks to some nice moves Herbert Lindholm could shoot a difficult shot in the 15th minute, which Casper Claes however easily saved by the left post. Hadi Zamani's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Casper Claes firmly grabbed it by the left post. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesper Åberg in the 19th minute of play. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jesper Åberg in the 24th minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Enrique Freire narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Futebol Dos Parça's Enrique Freire played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 29th minute of play. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesper Åberg in the 30th minute of play. Belgium's Casper Claes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Belgium from getting a goal against them. 40 minutes into the match, Edward Vanderstraeten notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Futebol Dos Parça's Enrique Freire. Enrique Freire was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hadi Zamani was the one to do the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Edward Vanderstraeten kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Enrique Freire. That made the score 0-2 in the 51 minute of play. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrianinho Eger in the 59th minute of play. With a little luck, Futebol Dos Parça's Enrique Freire got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Enrique Freire made a huge save. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Enrique Freire read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. In the 67th minute Hadi Zamani 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Siebe Michiels got free with Enrique Freire in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 74th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Enrique Freire. The goal made the score 0-3. 77 minutes into the match, Futebol Dos Parça's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Enrique Freire reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jesper Åberg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Casper Claes having to make a save. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Futebol Dos Parça's goalkeeper Enrique Freire, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 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 88th minute. If Siebe Michiels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Jesper Åberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Belgium walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.