Challenge

PLAYSTATION BOWL
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fred Nilsson got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Bas Tuitert got a free kick in the 7th minute. A collision led to WINNING ELEVEN getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Abelardo Bidari hit a great ball. In the 12th minute, WINNING ELEVEN's Fred Nilsson ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Jake Leonard 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 16th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jake Leonard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes in the game Mathijn Doctor did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Gustaaf Groeneveldt. Jake Leonard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. WINNING ELEVEN's Jake Leonard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 30th minute of play. Arnout Reekers was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Fred Nilsson capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fred Nilsson really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by WINNING ELEVEN's Fred Nilsson. But to his dismay, Fred Nilsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Fred Nilsson took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Arnout Reekers to make any attempt to save it. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gijsbert ter Kruimer to strike the kick off in the second half. A sloppy throw-in by Mathijn Doctor in the 53rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by WINNING ELEVEN's Mihnea Terzian. 54 minutes into the match, Fred Nilsson notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Netherlands's Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fred Nilsson took the ball and in the 57 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 6-0. WINNING ELEVEN's Jake Leonard proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save WINNING ELEVEN from getting a goal against them. If Serafin Elizardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. WINNING ELEVEN's Fulgencio Xabel was substituted for Vilhelm Gustafsson. WINNING ELEVEN made a substitution. Hipolito Pirro replaced Leonel Cordaro. Gust Ennemans hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 66 minutes into the game, WINNING ELEVEN's Fred Nilsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnout Reekers made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. Jake Leonard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Meesters, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 79th minute, Fred Nilsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnout Reekers was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. WINNING ELEVEN's Neron Veterini was substituted for Fred Nilsson. Jake Leonard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wim Wilmes, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Neron Veterini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 87th minute Neron Veterini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnout Reekers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt 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. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. WINNING ELEVEN were victorious despite being under pressure from Netherlands for much of the match.