Challenge

Oswaldo Zubeldía
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gijsbert ter Kruimer got the match started through his kick off. Chuan Cintron showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. When the match clock showed 7 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Oscar De León sped through Netherlands's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arnout Reekers. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 12th minute of play forced Atlético Municipal's goalkeeper Chuan Cintron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar De León in the 19th minute of the match. Chuan Cintron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 21st minute of play. Chuan Cintron 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. Chuan Cintron came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Netherlands's Wim Wilmes. But to his dismay, Wim Wilmes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 30 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Willie Colon came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Atlético Municipal getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Silvanito Gainza hit a great ball. A collision led to Atlético Municipal getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Silvanito Gainza hit a great ball. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar De León in the 37th minute of the match. Atlético Municipal's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Claude Sena in the 38th minute. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Mathijn Doctor hit a great ball. A collision led to Atlético Municipal getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Aristides Caldas hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the game, David Eikelkamp was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Netherlands's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atlético Municipal the free kick. David Eikelkamp kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Atlético Municipal made a substitution. Cordero Gipils replaced Azubeli Roman. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Willie Colon to make the kick off. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Willie Colon, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Atlético Municipal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andoni Viguri didn't get a good kick on the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Atlético Municipal's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Chuan Cintron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute Willie Colon 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. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Atlético Municipal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andoni Viguri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Atlético Municipal's Chuan Cintron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 61st minute of play. Wim Wilmes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Chuan Cintron made a huge save. Gustaaf Groeneveldt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Chuan Cintron made a huge save. In the 70th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chuan Cintron was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Atlético Municipal's Gau Resto was substituted for Oscar De León. Chuan Cintron made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Chuan Cintron in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Chuan Cintron made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 78th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Chuan Cintron in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Willie Colon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnout Reekers was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Atlético Municipal's Chuan Cintron proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Atlético Municipal from getting a goal against them. Bas Tuitert hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Atlético Municipal made a substitution. Henry Fiola replaced Willie Colon. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Bas Tuitert hit a great ball. Henry Fiola took the ball and in the 95 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 2-2.