Challenge

Morocho Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. 5 minutes into the match, Dogo Argentino's Fang Kang Guang sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Claes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 6th minute Dogo Argentino were awarded a corner. Egor Nikiforov went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 9th minute Fang Kang Guang 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. 14 minutes into the match, Dogo Argentino's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Daniel Raebert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Dogo Argentino's Fang Kang Guang in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Belgium's goalie prevented a goal. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 25th minute, Fang Kang Guang made a precise shot to the right of Casper Claes. Belgium's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fang Kang Guang, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Dogo Argentino's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Egor Nikiforov in the 35th minute. The corner led Dogo Argentino's Egor Nikiforov to fire away a dangerous shot which Casper Claes despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fang Kang Guang in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Casper Claes saved Belgium from getting behind. In the 41stth minute of the game Edward Vanderstraeten who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dogo Argentino's Daniel Raebert was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 43 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Laurens Vandamme. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fang Kang Guang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 47 minutes into the game, Fang Kang Guang cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Casper Claes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fang Kang Guang made a kick off. In the 55th minute, Fang Kang Guang got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Fang Kang Guang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Casper Claes was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. After 60 minutes Dogo Argentino'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. A well-hit corner resulted in Nigel Devos heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 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 62nd minute. Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Daniel Raebert in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Siebe Michiels fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Raebert having to interfere. Yves Dervaux could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Daniel Raebert made a huge save. 72 minutes into the match, Dogo Argentino's Fang Kang Guang sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Claes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A well-hit corner resulted in Julian Palban heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Laurens Vandamme was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 78 minutes into the match. In the 78th minute, one of Belgium:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Belgium. In the 81st minute there was a penalty for Dogo Argentino. Fang Kang Guang stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Casper Claes. 4-0. After a defensive mix-up in Belgium's zone, Fang Kang Guang stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Casper Claes came out of the goal and Fang Kang Guang tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fang Kang Guang blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Casper Claes having to make a save. After 92 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Belgium! In the 93rd minute there was a penalty for Dogo Argentino. Fang Kang Guang stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Casper Claes. 5-0. Casper Claes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fang Kang Guang's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. In the 99th minute of the match Dogo Argentino got a corner. Belgium's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Egor Nikiforov ran over to the corner to take the kick. Nigel Devos thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Casper Claes, a very annoying self made goal in the 100th minute which led to 6-0. Dogo Argentino's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.