Challenge

FC-Criuleni
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) 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. In the 3rd minute Fc-Criuleni-City were awarded a corner. Matty Cash went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Fc-Criuleni-City's Matty Cash to fire away a dangerous shot which Casper Claes despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 8th minute Belgium were awarded a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten went to the cornerflag to take it. Gerson Simões came free with the goalkeeper in the 10th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Casper Claes could save by the left post. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxim Scobioalã, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Fc-Criuleni-City's zone, Edward Vanderstraeten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zydrunas Karcemarskas came out of the goal and Edward Vanderstraeten tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edward Vanderstraeten in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zydrunas Karcemarskas saved Fc-Criuleni-City from getting behind. A collision led to Belgium getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Yves Dervaux hit a great ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 21st minute of the game. One of Fc-Criuleni-City:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Belgium:s goal. Zydrunas Karcemarskas went to the wrong direction when Edward Vanderstraeten was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. 26 minutes into the match, Fc-Criuleni-City's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Zydrunas Karcemarskas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zydrunas Karcemarskas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 33rd minute of play forced Fc-Criuleni-City's goalkeeper Zydrunas Karcemarskas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fc-Criuleni-City's Zydrunas Karcemarskas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 36th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Pavel Cheptene notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Belgium's Casper Claes. Casper Claes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edward Vanderstraeten in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zydrunas Karcemarskas saved Fc-Criuleni-City from getting behind. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fc-Criuleni-City's goalkeeper Zydrunas Karcemarskas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fc-Criuleni-City's Zydrunas Karcemarskas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 45th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Fc-Criuleni-City's Zydrunas Karcemarskas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Fc-Criuleni-City from getting a goal against them. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Zydrunas Karcemarskas made a huge save. Edward Vanderstraetens short, quick shot in the 61stth minute got Zydrunas Karcemarskas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 63 minutes of play, Fc-Criuleni-City's Gerson Simões made it 3-1 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! In the 66th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zydrunas Karcemarskas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed 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 Gerson Simões in the 68th minute of play. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Zydrunas Karcemarskas made a huge save. A collision led to Fc-Criuleni-City getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Bengt Lundberg hit a great ball. Edward Vanderstraeten took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zydrunas Karcemarskas. Zydrunas Karcemarskas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerson Simões in the 81st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Zydrunas Karcemarskas in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 87th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten made a precise shot to the right of Zydrunas Karcemarskas. Fc-Criuleni-City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Fc-Criuleni-City's Zydrunas Karcemarskas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Fc-Criuleni-City from getting a goal against them. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.