Challenge

ANDARAI
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Henrique Almeida kicked off to start the match. Henrique Almeida scored 1-0 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Casper Claes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrique Almeida in the 6th minute of play. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrique Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Muriel Becker came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten. But to his dismay, Edward Vanderstraeten quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. 32 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Muriel Becker narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to AnÐaRaHy getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Vânderson Falcão hit a great ball. 37 minutes into the match, AnÐaRaHy's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Muriel Becker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by AnÐaRaHy'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. It was a well-played corner which Siebe Michiels managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 42 minutes into the match, AnÐaRaHy's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Muriel Becker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Luiz Reis's late challenge caught a Belgium's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedro Luiz Reis helped the player get up and apologised. In the 47th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Muriel Becker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The AnÐaRaHy players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Belgium were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edward Vanderstraeten to make the kick off. Casper Claes came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by AnÐaRaHy's Henrique Almeida. But to his dismay, Henrique Almeida quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrique Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Muriel Becker made a huge save. 63 minutes into the match, AnÐaRaHy's goalkeeper Muriel Becker had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. Muriel Becker made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a good shot on target. 69 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Henrique Almeida came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to AnÐaRaHy getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Pedro Luiz Reis hit a great ball. 74 minutes into the game, AnÐaRaHy's Henrique Almeida nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Casper Claes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. In the 78th minute Henrique Almeida 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. 80 minutes into the match, AnÐaRaHy's goalkeeper Muriel Becker had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. After 81 played minutes AnÐaRaHy got a freekick which was hit by Henrique Almeida. After 86 minutes of play, AnÐaRaHy's Henrique Almeida made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Casper Claes was left in no man's land by his defense there! AnÐaRaHy's Muriel Becker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yves Dervaux in the 91st minute of play. If Yves Dervaux had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 94 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Sander Dermaut. When Vânderson Falcão came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the AnÐaRaHy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Vânderson Falcão couldn't finish the play. The AnÐaRaHy support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.