Challenge

Florida Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nuralp Eracar made the kick off which started today's match. Nuralp Eracar who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 4thth minute tested the skills of Casper Claes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 7th minute Edward Vanderstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Ibar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 9 minutes of play, Florida United's Abel Branco made it 1-0 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! An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuralp Eracar in the 12th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edward Vanderstraeten in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gabriel Ibar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 17 minutes of play, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gabriel Ibar was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 21st minute, Edward Vanderstraeten got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 21st minute, Edward Vanderstraeten left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belgium fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Gabriel Ibar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Vanderstraeten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gabriel Ibar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 25th minute of the match. Casper Claes made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Mark Bållström sent off a good shot on target. Mark Bållström in the 29thth 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. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Florida United's goalkeeper Gabriel Ibar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mark Bållström got free with Casper Claes in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Edward Vanderstraeten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yves Dervaux received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Gabriel Ibar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 45 played minutes Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Laurens Vandamme. 47 minutes into the game, Laurens Vandamme was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Belgium's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Florida United the free kick. Laurens Vandamme kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. 48 minutes into the match, Florida United's Ruperto Amato broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Yves Dervaux blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gabriel Ibar having to make a save. With a little luck, Florida United's Gabriel Ibar got control of the ball when Yves Dervaux tried to sneak it across the goal line. Casper Claes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuralp Eracar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mark Bållström scored 2-2 in the 56th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Bållström in the 63rd minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Casper Claes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Belgium's Casper Claes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Bållström in the 67th minute of play. Casper Claes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Natalio Heriberto went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Florida United's Gabriel Ibar got control of the ball when Edward Vanderstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gabriel Ibar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Vanderstraeten in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Belgium's Edward Vanderstraeten dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-4. 90 minutes into the match, Florida United's goalkeeper Gabriel Ibar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Vanderstraeten. When the final whistle sounded Belgium left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Florida United.