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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lionel-Andrés Messias made the kick off which started today's match. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luciano Ferran. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. Luciano Ferran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 8th minute of the match. Luciano Ferran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yves Dervaux, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute, Lionel-Andrés Messias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Casper Claes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lionel-Andrés Messias's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Sαηgrε Azuɭ's Benicio Tabby got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alf Iller sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 27th minute of play forced Sαηgrε Azuɭ's goalkeeper Luciano Ferran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Osvaldo Alfonso hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Adrian Orzaize could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Casper Claes made a huge save. Edward Vanderstraeten scored 0-1 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luciano Ferran, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luciano Ferran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 45th minute of the match. Sαηgrε Azuɭ's Luciano Ferran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 47th minute of play. The Sαηgrε Azuɭ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Belgium were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edward Vanderstraeten was the one to do the kick off. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messias, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lionel-Andrés Messias in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Casper Claes saved Belgium from getting behind. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Orzaize in the 56th minute of the match. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lionel-Andrés Messias in the 59th minute of the match. Adrian Orzaize struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Casper Claes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sαηgrε Azuɭ. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Luciano Ferran in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luciano Ferran made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 73rd minute. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sαηgrε Azuɭ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten was slow to take the kick. During this time Belgium's players had a chance to rest. In the 76th minute Adrian Orzaize 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 Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Luciano Ferran in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sαηgrε Azuɭ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten was slow to take the kick. During this time Belgium's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Edward Vanderstraeten got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Luciano Ferran quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After some careless play in the Belgium defense, Lionel-Andrés Messias kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Casper Claes. The Belgium fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Casper Claes should have stopped the shot. The Sαηgrε Azuɭ fans' excitement grew in the 92nd match minute when Sαηgrε Azuɭ's Lionel-Andrés Messias looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Lionel-Andrés Messias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sαηgrε Azuɭ's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.