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Forty-five minutes into the first half! The clock is ticking into stoppage time and Belgium is throwing everything they have into the attack. It’s the final breath before the interval, the chance to rewrite the script of this match. The ball is whipped into the box, the US defense tries to clear it, but the rebound is dangerous…
And rising like a surprise element, climbing to the third floor, is the Belgian wall: Zeno Debast!
He anticipates the marking with perfect timing, wins it in the air, and powers a header home—striking it with conviction, aiming for the corner! The ball explodes into the net, leaving the American goalkeeper with absolutely no chance to react! WHAT AN IMPLACABLE HEADER, DEBAST!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!
It’s BELGIUM! It’s ZENO DEBAST, the young sheriff punishing them in the attack!
A goal of extreme importance in the dying embers of the first half! Debast shows that the Belgian DNA of great goal-scoring defenders is very much alive. He sprints to celebrate with the bench, fist clenched and heart racing. We are all level again, and the match takes on a dramatic tone heading into the second half!
At 45 minutes, Belgium pulls back the equalizer:
USA 1, Belgium 1. The Red Devils are back in the game!