Challenge

Old Trafford
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Stuart Legzdins got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United were awarded a corner. Rupert Brooks went to the cornerflag to take it. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filipe Silva in the 8th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's zone, Edward Vanderstraeten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alexander Manninger 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.  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's Alexander Manninger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 13th minute of play. Filipe Silva blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Casper Claes having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Edward Vanderstraeten managed to get in a good position for a shot. Belgium's supporters rose to their feet, but Edward Vanderstraeten was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexander Manninger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 20th match minute, Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yves Dervaux to maneuver through the defense. Belgium's attentive Nigel Devos managed to snatch the ball when Tomás Shelby made a throw-in in the 22nd minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Filipe Silva took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Casper Claes to make any attempt to save it. Alexander Manninger 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. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filipe Silva in the 30th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Filipe Silva came free, but Casper Claes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Filipe Silva'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 35th minute of play. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by Belgium's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rupert Brooks was slow to take the kick. During this time  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's players had a chance to rest. Belgium's attentive Lenny Clocheret managed to snatch the ball when Lütfi Selahaddin made a throw-in in the 42nd minute of the game. 47 minutes into the match,  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Alexander Manninger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edward Vanderstraeten stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Edward Vanderstraeten blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alexander Manninger having to make a save. With a little luck,  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's Alexander Manninger got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Filipe Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filipe Silva in the 56th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filipe Silva in the 60th minute of play.  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's Alexander Manninger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 65th minute of play. With a little luck,  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's Alexander Manninger got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 72nd minute Filipe Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Casper Claes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alexander Manninger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 74th minute of play. If Filipe Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 75th minute Filipe Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Casper Claes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Casper Claes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Filipe Silva went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Alexander Manninger made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 83rd minute. 84 minutes into the game,  ☆冰谷☆Manchester United's Filipe Silva nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Casper Claes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Filipe Silva kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Alexander Manninger made a huge save. In the 93rd minute Bento Aleixo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Casper Claes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute, Steven Black hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.