Challenge

Johan Cruyff
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Gijsbert ter Kruimer scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alejandro Verdu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neal Messer in the 8th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the game, Neal Messer recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Arnout Reekers. Neal Messer showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Eikelkamp in the 21st minute of play forced F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goalkeeper Alejandro Verdu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Gică Popescu fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's protests and gave Gică Popescu a yellow card for diving instead. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Netherlands's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gonzalo Boye was slow to take the kick. During this time F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Ludovít Reis heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 28th 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: 1-2. Wim Wilmes struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Alejandro Verdu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Netherlands. Alejandro Verdu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 32nd minute of play. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Alejandro Verdu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 36th minute of play. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Alejandro Verdu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Eikelkamp in the 41st minute of play. Alejandro Verdu 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 44th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a kick off. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Jose-Antonio Vazquez quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Kees Mooiweer, made in the 53rd minute of the game. In the 54th minute of the match Gonzalo Boye shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arnout Reekers showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 56th minute, Kees Mooiweer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wim Wilmes got free with Alejandro Verdu in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Jose-Antonio Vazquez hit a great ball. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neal Messer in the 68th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Wim Wilmes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alejandro Verdu was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. After taking down the ball on Netherlands's corner Wim Wilmes fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alejandro Verdu quite easily take care of the ball. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Alejandro Verdu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 80th minute of play. The supporters of F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kees Mooiweer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Neal Messer took the ball and in the 83 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. In the 86th minute Lars Meesters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alejandro Verdu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alejandro Verdu 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 88th minute. 93 minutes into the match, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goalkeeper Alejandro Verdu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wim Wilmes. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Neal Messer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 95th minute of play forced F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goalkeeper Alejandro Verdu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Netherlands were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.