Challenge

Sakhalin Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edward Vanderstraeten started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Maksim Lobanovskiy fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Edward Vanderstraeten recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Belgium's Casper Claes got control of the ball when Noah Gessen tried to sneak it across the goal line. FC GAZprom's Adélio Camargo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 11th minute of play. Noah Gessen came free with the goalkeeper in the 15th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Casper Claes could save by the left post. Diego Salvagnin took the ball and in the 18 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. Casper Claes made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Noah Gessen sent off a good shot on target. In the 24th match minute, FC GAZprom was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artur Tyulenin to maneuver through the defense. Artur Tyulenin hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. After 30 minutes FC GAZprom's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Edward Vanderstraeten who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Belgium's corner Edward Vanderstraeten fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Adélio Camargo quite easily take care of the ball. 34 minutes into the match, FC GAZprom's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Adélio Camargo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edward Vanderstraeten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adélio Camargo having to make a save. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maksim Lobanovskiy in the 41st minute of the match. 43 minutes had been played when some careless play by Belgium's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Miron Kalashnikov was slow to take the kick. During this time FC GAZprom's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Maksim Lobanovskiy almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Belgium's Casper Claes did a great save. A collision led to FC GAZprom getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Stanislav Fedoryukov hit a great ball. Artur Tyulenin kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maksim Lobanovskiy to make the kick off. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noah Gessen in the 54th minute of the match. Edward Vanderstraeten took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adélio Camargo. Adélio Camargo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Adélio Camargo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Vanderstraeten went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 64th minute of the match, Edward Vanderstraeten tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Adélio Camargo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maksim Lobanovskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 68th minute, Noah Gessen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC GAZprom fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Adélio Camargo made a huge save. Adélio Camargo was a little too slow when Yves Dervaux got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 73rd minute. The score was now 2-3. After a rather tough play, FC GAZprom's Stanislav Fedoryukov got a free kick in the 77th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Adélio Camargo in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edward Vanderstraeten in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adélio Camargo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 85th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adélio Camargo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adélio Camargo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 87th minute of the match. Stanislav Fedoryukov charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stanislav Fedoryukov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th match minute, FC GAZprom was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stanislav Fedoryukov to maneuver through the defense. 92 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Maksim Lobanovskiy came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Adélio Camargo in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maksim Lobanovskiy in the 96th minute of play.