Challenge

Royal Masters 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. Florencio Rafe started the match with the kick off. Casper Claes made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Saverio Teofilio sent off a good shot on target. A sloppy throw-in by Aurelio Cuarto in the 10th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Belgium's Floris Claeys. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florencio Rafe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enrique Bologna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yves Dervaux, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute Belgium were awarded a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Sander Dermaut almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Masters United F.C.'s Enrique Bologna did a great save. In the 20th minute Belgium were awarded a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Belgium's Nigel Devos getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Florencio Rafes short, quick shot in the 23rdth minute got Casper Claes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 26th minute, Saverio Teofilio reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Casper Claes. The goal made the score 2-0. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hans-Martin Istad in the 30th minute of play. Masters United F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aurelio Cuarto in the 34th minute. The corner led to Masters United F.C.'s Celso Hotz getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Enrique Bologna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 38th minute of play. Hans-Martin Istad struck a weak shot in the 40th 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 Masters United F.C.. Hans-Martin Istad took the ball and in the 45 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 4-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edward Vanderstraeten made a kick off. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Enrique Bologna made a huge save. In the 55th minute Hans-Martin Istad 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. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florencio Rafe in the 56th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the game, Florencio Rafe cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Casper Claes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Masters United F.C.'s Florencio Rafe in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Belgium's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hans-Martin Istad in the 70th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Masters United F.C.'s Enrique Bologna got control of the ball when Yves Dervaux tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aurelio Cuarto hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florencio Rafe, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After a rather tough play, Masters United F.C.'s Aurelio Cuarto got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 81st minute of the match Masters United F.C. 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. Aurelio Cuarto ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 89th minute of play forced Masters United F.C.'s goalkeeper Enrique Bologna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enrique Bologna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from Anselmo Ted in the 93rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Belgium's Nigel Devos. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Enrique Bologna read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. Masters United F.C. were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Belgium for a fine match.