Challenge

Olimpia Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked off to start the match. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cyryl Adamus in the 3rd minute of the match. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lars Meesters hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, one of Olimpia Koło:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Olimpia Koło. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jiang Hao got free with Arnout Reekers in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pawel Madej took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyryl Adamus in the 25th minute of play. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Gust Ennemans hit a great ball. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Waclaw Kaczanek in the 27th minute. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sylwester Majorski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sylwester Majorski in the 35th minute of play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cyryl Adamus in the 39th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that David Eikelkamp got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pawel Madej quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cyryl Adamus made a kick off. Pawel Madej made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 53rd minute of play. Pawel Madej came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer. But to his dismay, Gijsbert ter Kruimer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 57th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a precise shot to the right of Pawel Madej. Olimpia Koło's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Olimpia Koło's Jiang Hao got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 61st minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pawel Madej saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Olimpia Koło's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was slow to take the kick. During this time Netherlands's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Olimpia Koło's goalie and right to Lars Meesters. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Olimpia Koło's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Gustaaf Groeneveldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Pawel Madej tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 65th minute of play forced Olimpia Koło's goalkeeper Pawel Madej to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute, Wim Wilmes 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. Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yuan Xu Lei kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Gustaaf Groeneveldt's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Pawel Madej firmly grabbed it by the left post. Yuan Xu Lei hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gijsbert ter Kruimer got free with Pawel Madej in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jiang Hao, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pawel Madej having to interfere. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cyryl Adamus, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 85 minutes into the match, Olimpia Koło's goalkeeper Pawel Madej had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt.