Challenge

Catatumbo Park
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ben Breton got the match started through his kick off. Ben Breton'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 3rd minute of play. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ben Breton, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Casper Claes was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ben Breton showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Vanderstraeten came free, but Tristan Franquis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ben Breton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Casper Claes was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. In the 13th match minute, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charis Banos to maneuver through the defense. Tristan Franquis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 13th minute of play. Belgium's Casper Claes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Belgium from getting a goal against them. In the 17th match minute, Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nigel Devos to maneuver through the defense. Casper Claes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ben Breton in the 18th minute of play. Belgium's attentive Floris Claeys managed to snatch the ball when Wincent Kanczuszewski made a throw-in in the 22nd minute of the game. Tristan Franquis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 28th minute of the match. In the 30th minute of the match, Ben Breton got a very nice opportunity to score, but Casper Claes was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 31st minute of the match Imperio Catatumbo de Lara got a corner. Belgium's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mantzio Poz ran over to the corner to take the kick. 35 minutes into the match, Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ben Breton. Ben Breton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ben Breton got free with Casper Claes in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ben Breton's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 46thth minute, Casper Claes skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edward Vanderstraeten made a kick off. Casper Claes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ben Breton in the 51st minute of the match. Belgium's attentive Floris Claeys managed to snatch the ball when Wincent Kanczuszewski made a throw-in in the 52nd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Wincent Kanczuszewski got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 56th minute, Ben Breton ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Casper Claes was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Edward Vanderstraeten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Tristan Franquis made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Vanderstraeten got free with Tristan Franquis in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Imperio Catatumbo de Lara booed when Belgium was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Floris Claeys didn't get a good kick on the ball. Casper Claes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ben Breton, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Yves Dervaux's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tristan Franquis firmly grabbed it by the left post. Tristan Franquis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Vanderstraeten in the 76th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adrio Sobrido during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 77th match minute, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrio Sobrido to maneuver through the defense. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Anastasios Machlas was substituted for Ben Breton. The supporters of Belgium booed when Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrio Sobrido didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85thth minute of the game Anastasios Machlas 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. Anastasios Machlas scored 3-0 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Casper Claes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Tristan Franquis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Imperio Catatumbo de Lara from getting a goal against them. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Imperio Catatumbo de Lara 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.