Challenge

Arthur Moreira
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edward Vanderstraeten took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aníbal Cerezo got free with Casper Claes in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 8th match minute, Lógica FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edu Damião to maneuver through the defense. In the 15th minute, Renan Gerber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 18 played minutes Lógica FC got a freekick which was hit by Rogério Peixoto. In the 25th minute Lógica FC were awarded a corner. Rogério Peixoto went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Lógica FC's Renan Gerber getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Aníbal Cerezo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Casper Claes having to make a save. Thanks to some nice moves Aníbal Cerezo could shoot a difficult shot in the 28th minute, which Casper Claes however easily saved by the left post. After 29 played minutes Lógica FC got a freekick which was hit by Edu Damião. The referee felt a red card was in order, 32 minutes into the game, when Rogério Peixoto put in a rough tackle. 31 minutes into the game, one of Lógica FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Flavinho Meira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Vanderstraeten went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. A sloppy throw-in by Floris Claeys in the 35th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Lógica FC's Edu Damião. Flavinho Meira 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 37th minute. Leopoldo Montenegro charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leopoldo Montenegro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Lógica FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Leopoldo Montenegro hit a great ball. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Flavinho Meira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Yves Dervaux hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aníbal Cerezo was the one to do the kick off. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Flavinho Meira made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Flavinho Meira in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aníbal Cerezo in the 62nd minute of play. Flavinho Meira made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a good shot on target. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lógica FC's goalkeeper Flavinho Meira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 70 minutes, Edward Vanderstraeten managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belgium's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edward Vanderstraeten was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lógica FC's Ulisses Velasco was substituted for Luiz de Almeida. In the 77th match minute, Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Floris Claeys to maneuver through the defense. 78 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Aníbal Cerezo came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Lógica FC's goalkeeper Flavinho Meira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Flavinho Meira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 83rd minute. Floris Claeys hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. After 86 minutes, Aníbal Cerezo made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Belgium's Casper Claes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Edward Vanderstraeten took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Flavinho Meira. Flavinho Meira dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. After a defensive mix-up in Lógica FC's zone, Yves Dervaux stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Flavinho Meira came out of the goal and Yves Dervaux tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aníbal Cerezo in the 96th minute of the match. The Lógica FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Belgium were clearly better and deserved to take the win.