Challenge

Johnnie Walker Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Pavel Kořán 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. After a rather tough play, Keep Walking Project's Marius Bernea got a free kick in the 5th minute. Aron Iurașcu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 6th minute of play. Keep Walking Project's Aron Iurașcu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 10th minute of play. After 16 minutes, Wim Wilmes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Netherlands and the Keep Walking Project players grew even worse after the yellow card. Aron Iurașcu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Keep Walking Project's Aron Iurașcu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Eikelkamp in the 27th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt 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. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pavel Kořán, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Aron Iurașcu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 40th minute of the match. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavel Kořán in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Keep Walking Project's Cristian Oancea ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. Keep Walking Project's Aron Iurașcu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 49th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Keep Walking Project made a substitution. Pana Rama replaced Damian Hurgoi. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pavel Kořán to strike the kick off in the second half. Aron Iurașcu made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Wim Wilmes sent off a good shot on target. Gustaaf Groeneveldt struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Aron Iurașcu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Netherlands. In the 67th minute, Pavel Kořán made a precise shot to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Aron Iurașcu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Egbert Nijveldt in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 75thth minute of the game Pavel Kořán who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Netherlands's Arnout Reekers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aron Iurașcu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wim Wilmes, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. David Eikelkamp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 85 minutes into the match, Keep Walking Project's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Meesters came free, but Aron Iurașcu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aron Iurașcu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wim Wilmes in the 86th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Wim Wilmes kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aron Iurașcu. That made the score 3-3 in the 90 minute of play. Netherlands were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.