Challenge

SSC NAPOLI
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Blair Lamb in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th minute of the match Ssc Napoli got a corner. Netherlands's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Austin Lomas ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Yu Cheng Jing heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 10th minute, one of Ssc Napoli: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 Ssc Napoli. The referee gave Netherlands a penalty, 12 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Gijsbert ter Kruimer, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ssc Napoli's Cauã Domingues. 0-1. Cauã Domingues didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wim Wilmes went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 21st minute Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cauã Domingues saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yu Cheng Jing, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After a rather tough play, Ssc Napoli's Qu Qian Cheng got a free kick in the 27th minute. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Ssc Napoli was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Austin Lomas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yu Cheng Jing got free with Arnout Reekers in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Yu Cheng Jing made the kick off in the second half. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nick Reid, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After 54 minutes Netherlands's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Austin Lomas who took care of the corner kick. After 60 played minutes Ssc Napoli got a freekick which was hit by Tytus Jarosz. The supporters of Ssc Napoli booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bas Tuitert didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Netherlands's zone, Austin Lomas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal and Austin Lomas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nick Reid in the 64th minute of play. Ssc Napoli made a substitution. Benji Stone replaced Austin Lomas. Ssc Napoli's Cauã Domingues played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 75th minute of play. 78 minutes into the game, Lars Meesters recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Cauã Domingues. Lars Meesters showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yu Cheng Jing in the 83rd minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Yu Cheng Jing came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Netherlands defense, Yu Cheng Jing kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arnout Reekers. The Netherlands fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arnout Reekers should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Ssc Napoli's Benji Stone got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 89th minute of the match, Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a very nice opportunity to score, but Cauã Domingues was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Netherlands's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.