Challenge

CITY OF 1STANBUL
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with the kick off. After some careless play in the 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB defense, Wim Wilmes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Farid Mondragon. The 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Farid Mondragon should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Leonides Xacintu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnout Reekers was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Farid Mondragon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 13th minute of the match. In the 14th minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Farid Mondragon in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A hard shot 16 in the game by Ferhan Saik from a close distance when the talented Arnout Reekers managed to make a qualified save. Netherlands's players were relieved. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonides Xacintu in the 18th minute of play. Farid Mondragon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Farid Mondragon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Ferhan Saik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 24 minutes into the game, Lars Meesters cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Farid Mondragon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 27 minutes into the game, Wim Wilmes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Farid Mondragon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Leonides Xacintus short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Arnout Reekers to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 34th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Netherlands fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonides Xacintu, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonides Xacintu in the 38th minute of play. The supporters of 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egbert Nijveldt didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kees Mooiweer didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leonides Xacintu to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Farid Mondragon in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonides Xacintu in the 57th minute of the match. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Farid Mondragon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 62nd minute of play. Farid Mondragon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 63rd minute of play. Farid Mondragon made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when David Eikelkamp sent off a good shot on target. In the 70th minute, Leonides Xacintu made a precise shot to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Leonides Xacintu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonides Xacintu in the 75th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kadri Aksoy took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. With a little luck, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Farid Mondragon got control of the ball when Wim Wilmes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kadri Aksoy in the 93rd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Farid Mondragon. That made the score 2-5 after 95 minutes of play. The 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Netherlands's performance. The match ended with a win for Netherlands.