National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gordon Harkin made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the match, Belgium's goalkeeper Manuel Campens had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lúcio da Silva. Ebelegbulam Hajto hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Ter Stegen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from William Andries in the 9th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dylan Van Bever in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ter Stegen saved Ireland from getting behind. Ter Stegen came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Belgium's Dylan Van Bever. But to his dismay, Dylan Van Bever quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean-Louis Ouaddou in the 22nd minute of play forced Ireland's goalkeeper Ter Stegen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute William Andries shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ter Stegen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25thth minute of the game William Andries who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ireland's Ter Stegen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Ireland's goal looked a bit too open when William Andries came free, but Ter Stegen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ter Stegen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mbaka Mbolu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ireland's Ter Stegen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by William Andries in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dylan Van Bever in the 37th minute of play forced Ireland's goalkeeper Ter Stegen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ireland's Arnold McDecland quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Conny Komen, made in the 41st minute of the game. Ter Stegen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from William Andries in the 46th minute of the match.

Ireland's Patty Hutton was substituted for Gordon Horgan. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when William Andries stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Arnold McDecland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Belgium's Manuel Campens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnold McDecland in the 57th minute of play. Ter Stegen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from William Andries in the 59th minute of play. Ter Stegen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from William Andries in the 60th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niels Vandamme in the 61st minute of play forced Ireland's goalkeeper Ter Stegen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the match, Ireland's goal looked a bit too open when Octave Soetemans came free, but Ter Stegen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ter Stegen made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Dylan Van Bever sent off a good shot on target. Ireland's Ter Stegen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Ireland from getting a goal against them. Ter Stegen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octave Soetemans in the 80th minute of the match. The supporters of Belgium booed when Ireland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emmet McAaron didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mbaka Mbolu got free with Ter Stegen in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Octave Soetemans got free with Ter Stegen in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 94th minute, William Andries reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ter Stegen. The goal made the score 0-3. Ter Stegen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from William Andries, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Belgium's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.