Challenge

La Sanguchera
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After having played for 3 minutes, Saturnino Romo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Saturnino Romo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 9th match minute, ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dedê Donatello to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 10th minute of play forced ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s goalkeeper Silvano Portillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute, Saturnino Romo 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. ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Silvano Portillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 16th minute of play. ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Silvano Portillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 19th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Gust Ennemans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 26 minutes into the match, Wim Wilmes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silvano Portillo. ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wim Wilmes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 31 minutes of play, ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Saturnino Romo made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnout Reekers was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 34th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer 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: 1-2. The supporters of ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆ booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bas Tuitert didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tobias Xacintu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Silvano Portillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 43rd minute of play. Silvano Portillo 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. Silvano Portillo 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 46th minute of play forced ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s goalkeeper Silvano Portillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wim Wilmes in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Silvano Portillo saved ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆ from getting behind. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Saturnino Romo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Netherlands were winning 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Saturnino Romo was the one to do the kick off. In the 51stth minute of the game David Eikelkamp who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Silvano Portillo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Silvano Portillo got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 56th minute of play forced ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s goalkeeper Silvano Portillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvano Portillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Saturnino Romo came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Saturnino Romo couldn't finish the play. Kees Mooiweer made in the 71st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Tobias Xacintu. After 72 minutes of play, ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆'s Juli Alvarez made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnout Reekers was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 74 played minutes ☆☆El Gordo Team☆☆ got a freekick which was hit by Guaberto Lertxun. In the 78th minute, Juli Alvarez 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. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Kees Mooiweer got a free kick in the 81st minute. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juli Alvarez in the 82nd minute of play. Silvano Portillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juli Alvarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Wim Wilmes kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Netherlands's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.