Challenge

Estadio Pucholandia
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Claudio-Paul Caniggia took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Julio Tolino came free, but Manuel Campens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julio Tolino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Manuel Campens made a huge save. After 13 played minutes Deportivo Pucho got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Milio. 16 minutes into the match, Deportivo Pucho's goal looked a bit too open when Mbaka Mbolu came free, but Józef Mlynarczyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manuel Campens made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Östen Stor sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Mbaka Mbolu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Józef Mlynarczyk was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. In the 21st minute Mbaka Mbolu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Józef Mlynarczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Östen Stor had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manuel Campens. Belgium's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Östen Stor was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 29th minute Belgium were awarded a corner. Leopold Van den Paenhuysen went to the cornerflag to take it. A very nice done corner allowed Wolf De Hond to score against Józef Mlynarczyk in Deportivo Pucho's goal. 1-1 after 29 minutes. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Deportivo Pucho's goalkeeper Józef Mlynarczyk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Manuel Campens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julio Tolino, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Manuel Campens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Östen Stor in the 40th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio Tolino in the 43rd minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Manuel Campens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mbaka Mbolu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Józef Mlynarczyk having to interfere. In the 46th minute of the match, Julio Tolino tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Manuel Campens saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 47 minutes into the match, Deportivo Pucho's goal looked a bit too open when Mbaka Mbolu came free, but Józef Mlynarczyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Mbaka Mbolu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Józef Mlynarczyk having to make a save. With an all-out effort, Belgium's Józef Mlynarczyk threw himself towards the right post 54 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mbaka Mbolu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 60 minutes into the match, Deportivo Pucho's goal looked a bit too open when Mbaka Mbolu came free, but Józef Mlynarczyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Deportivo Pucho's Östen Stor in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Belgium's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mbaka Mbolu in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Józef Mlynarczyk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Manuel Campens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Nasir Nesefi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute Ahmet Nasir Nesefi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Campens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manuel Campens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Nasir Nesefi in the 70th minute of play. Mbaka Mbolu took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Józef Mlynarczyk. Józef Mlynarczyk dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Mbaka Mbolu put it in 1-4 from a short distance just to the right of Józef Mlynarczyk. 78 minutes into the game, Julio Tolino cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Manuel Campens was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 85thth minute of the game Mbaka Mbolu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Deportivo Pucho's Józef Mlynarczyk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Belgium's Mbaka Mbolu got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Manuel Campens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Östen Stor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Belgium's Manuel Campens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Östen Stor in the 94th minute of play. The Belgium supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Belgium would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.