Challenge

Estadio Ramiro
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Oliver Bierhoff kicked off to start the match. Gianluca Pagliuca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 3rd minute of play. Márk Vadas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Casper Claes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. Gianluca Pagliuca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 10th minute of play forced Ramiro FC's goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belgium fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Gianluca Pagliuca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 19 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Bierhoff came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Oliver Bierhoff came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Ramiro FC 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 Oliver Bierhoff couldn't finish the play. Belgium's Casper Claes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Belgium from getting a goal against them. Belgium's Casper Claes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Belgium from getting a goal against them. After 29 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Simon Sabbe. 34 minutes into the match, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gianluca Pagliuca narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Edward Vanderstraeten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gianluca Pagliuca having to make a save. Gianluca Pagliuca didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yves Dervaux went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Ramiro FC made a substitution. Aca Peroba replaced Gilberto Playo. After 44 played minutes Ramiro FC got a freekick which was hit by Gilberto Playo. The Ramiro FC 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. Gianluca Pagliuca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 51st minute of the match. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gianluca Pagliuca. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. 54 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Bierhoff came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edward Vanderstraeten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 61st minute, Oliver Bierhoff made a precise shot to the right of Casper Claes. Belgium's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Edward Vanderstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gianluca Pagliuca. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Vanderstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. Gervasio Locaio hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Belgium's Guillaume Bonte got a free kick in the 73rd minute. The supporters of Belgium booed when Ramiro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gervasio Locaio didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 78 played minutes Ramiro FC got a freekick which was hit by Sebastián Cebreiro. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by Belgium's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gervasio Locaio was slow to take the kick. During this time Ramiro FC's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, Belgium's Siebe Michiels got a free kick in the 90th minute. After 93 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Belgium! A collision led to Belgium getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Nigel Devos hit a great ball. When the match was over Belgium could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Ramiro FC throughout the match.