Challenge

Monumental de Bosch
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ovidio Bautista started the match with the kick off. Arcadio Buendia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute, Wim Wilmes made a precise shot to the right of Arcadio Buendia. Alzaga FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The audience was convinced that David Eikelkamp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arcadio Buendia was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Arcadio Buendia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 35 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ovidio Bautista. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Ovidio Bautista tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 42nd match minute, Alzaga FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Franco to maneuver through the defense. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Lars Meesters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arcadio Buendia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Alzaga FC's goalkeeper Arcadio Buendia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. 59 minutes into the match, Alzaga FC's goalkeeper Arcadio Buendia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. Arnout Reekers stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leon Goretzka's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Alzaga FC's Arcadio Buendia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Alzaga FC from getting a goal against them. 67 minutes into the game, Alzaga FC's Leon Goretzka 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, 1-2. Alzaga FC made a substitution. Robert Rutkowski replaced Leon Goretzka. Arcadio Buendia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Meesters in the 80th minute of play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 83rd minute Robert Rutkowski 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 84th minute, Ovidio Bautista 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 2-2. Gabino Jauregui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. When Pablo Ur came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Alzaga FC 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 Pablo Ur couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Lars Meesters got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Netherlands were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Alzaga FC to leave the ground with a draw.