Challenge

Wolves Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valentin Ciulei during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Edward Vanderstraeten scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Olimpiu Hârlău, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Olimpiu Hârlău made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yves Dervaux in the 7th minute of play. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Belgium's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mugur Timofte was slow to take the kick. During this time Carpathian Wolves's players had a chance to rest. In the 11th minute, Maxim Urderean hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mihnea Ionițoiu got free with Casper Claes in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 17th minute of play forced Carpathian Wolves's goalkeeper Olimpiu Hârlău to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yu Feng Xi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 19thth minute tested the skills of Casper Claes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yu Feng Xi got free with Casper Claes in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Belgium getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Sander Dermaut hit a great ball. Carpathian Wolves's Olimpiu Hârlău played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 25th minute of play. Olimpiu Hârlău 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 29th minute. 36 minutes in the game Valentin Ciulei did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Maxim Urderean. An unexpected shot in the 41st minute by Mihnea Ionițoiu got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 45th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olimpiu Hârlău saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yu Feng Xis short, quick shot in the 46thth minute got Casper Claes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edward Vanderstraeten made a kick off. With a little luck, Carpathian Wolves's Olimpiu Hârlău got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yves Dervaux during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Belgium getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Yves Dervaux hit a great ball. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yu Feng Xi in the 55th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Yu Feng Xi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Casper Claes was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Carpathian Wolves's goalkeeper Olimpiu Hârlău, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 64th minute, Yu Feng Xi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Carpathian Wolves fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yu Feng Xi in the 69th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Carpathian Wolves getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Leszek Pisarczyk hit a great ball. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Olimpiu Hârlău made a huge save. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 82nd match minute, Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laurens Vandamme to maneuver through the defense. 83 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Mugur Timofte came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Yu Feng Xi came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Carpathian Wolves getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Leszek Pisarczyk hit a great ball. Edward Vanderstraeten's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 92ndth minute, Olimpiu Hârlău skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Carpathian Wolves fans cheered their team off the field, for while Belgium had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.