Challenge

Stadio violeta
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florian Tieri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. violeta's Florian Tieri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 5th minute of play. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matej Nagy in the 6th minute of play. Belgium's Casper Claes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Belgium from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Alfredo De Laurentiis managed to get in a good position for a shot. violeta's supporters rose to their feet, but Alfredo De Laurentiis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Casper Claes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 24th minute of play forced violeta's goalkeeper Florian Tieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matej Nagy in the 26th minute of play. After 27 minutes Belgium's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Arturo Scotti who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on violeta's corner Franco Rivera fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Casper Claes quite easily take care of the ball. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matej Nagy in the 31st minute of play. Florian Tieri came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten. But to his dismay, Edward Vanderstraeten quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Arturo Scotti was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 38th minute. violeta's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Florian Tieri 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 42nd minute. Casper Claes made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Edmondo Palmisano sent off a good shot on target. Matej Nagy in the 45thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Casper Claes, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 45 minutes, Matej Nagy made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Belgium's Casper Claes tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The wind increased when Matej Nagy made the kick off in the second half. Casper Claes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matej Nagy's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. Florian Tieri made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Edward Vanderstraeten sent off a good shot on target. 55 minutes into the match, violeta's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Florian Tieri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 2-2 became the score in the 62nd minute when Aurelio Pennetta elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yves Dervaux got free with Florian Tieri in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by violeta's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edward Vanderstraeten was slow to take the kick. During this time Belgium's players had a chance to rest. Edward Vanderstraeten recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Edward Vanderstraeten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Florian Tieri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Florian Tieri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79thth minute of the game Matej Nagy who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Belgium's Casper Claes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Arturo Scotti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Casper Claes. Belgium's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arturo Scotti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Florian Tieri made a huge save. After a rather tough play, violeta's Arrigo Carozza got a free kick in the 95th minute. violeta's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.