Challenge

Stadionul Municipal
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ionică Lucescu made the kick off which started today's match. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liviu Cristocea in the 4th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Wim Wilmes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of King Junior. Kobra TEAM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wim Wilmes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Kobra TEAM's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Liviu Cristocea in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 20 minutes into the game, Lars Meesters cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. King Junior was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 24th minute, Kees Mooiweer got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 27 minutes into the match, Kobra TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but King Junior reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amauri Lopes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kobra TEAM's King Junior played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 32nd minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Liviu Cristocea came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but King Junior saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ionică Lucescu in the 38th minute of the match. In the 39th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 45th minute of play forced Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper King Junior to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Netherlands were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a kick off. David Eikelkamps short, quick shot in the 64thth minute got King Junior to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Kobra TEAM's King Junior proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Kobra TEAM from getting a goal against them. Ionică Lucescu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arnout Reekers read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Amauri Lopes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnout Reekers was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Netherlands's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Liviu Cristocea was slow to take the kick. During this time Kobra TEAM's players had a chance to rest. Kobra TEAM's King Junior played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 77th minute of play. Kobra TEAM's King Junior played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 79th minute of play. Kobra TEAM's Liviu Cristocea got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kobra TEAM made a substitution. Danny King replaced Aristides Paiva. 91 minutes into the match, Kobra TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but King Junior reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Amauri Lopes came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.