Challenge

ATHENAS ESTADIUM
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. Edward Vanderstraeten took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Umberto Cunha. Umberto Cunha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Umberto Cunha 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 9th minute. Lu Xing Song might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Casper Claes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lu Xing Song ran back to his position shaking his head. Casper Claes stood somewhat misplaced when Dwight Schrute came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 12 minute. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 16 minutes into the match, Pégasus F. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Umberto Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Umberto Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 25 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Nigel Devos. Casper Claes made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Dwight Schrute sent off a good shot on target. Casper Claes was a little too slow when Dwight Schrute got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 27th minute. The score was now 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Pégasus F. C.'s Xande Sharkin slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Casper Claes. That made the score 3-2 after 35 minutes of play. 40 minutes into the match, Pégasus F. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Umberto Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Pégasus F. C. getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Chupan Mangas hit a great ball. 43 minutes in the game Hílton Albuquerque did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Dwight Schrute. In the 44th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Umberto Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Dwight Schrute came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dwight Schrute in the 45th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Lenny Clocheret kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dwight Schrute in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Casper Claes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Siebe Michiels blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Umberto Cunha having to make a save. Siebe Michiels could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Umberto Cunha made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dwight Schrute in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Casper Claes saved Belgium from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dwight Schrute in the 61st minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Sander Dermaut dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Umberto Cunha, 3-3. Pégasus F. C. made a substitution. Bebeto Medeiros replaced Chupan Mangas. 69 minutes into the match, Lenny Clocheret dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Umberto Cunha, 3-4. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qiao Ang Le in the 77th minute of the match. In the 78th minute Pégasus F. C. were awarded a corner. Xande Sharkin went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Pégasus F. C.'s corner Xande Sharkin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Casper Claes quite easily take care of the ball. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Yves Dervaux scored 3-5 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Umberto Cunha, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 94th minute, Qiao Ang Le left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pégasus F. C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-5.