Challenge

Schoonwater
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, KV Schoonwater's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Henk Jonckers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Lars Meesters had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Henk Jonckers. KV Schoonwater's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lars Meesters was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 14th minute of play forced KV Schoonwater's goalkeeper Henk Jonckers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wim Wilmes took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Henk Jonckers. Henk Jonckers dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Henk Jonckers 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 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Van Den Wijngaert in the 37th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of KV Schoonwater booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bas Tuitert didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes got a free kick in the 45th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gijsbert ter Kruimer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 54th minute of play forced KV Schoonwater's goalkeeper Henk Jonckers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abel Van Den Wijngaert in the 56th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucas Van Geertruyden during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 62nd minute, Abel Van Den Wijngaert left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KV Schoonwater fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 65th minute of play forced KV Schoonwater's goalkeeper Henk Jonckers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frederick Demeester, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Henk Jonckers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. KV Schoonwater's Henk Jonckers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save KV Schoonwater from getting a goal against them. KV Schoonwater's Henk Jonckers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save KV Schoonwater from getting a goal against them. Abel Van Den Wijngaert hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Henk Jonckers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 83rd minute of play. Henk Jonckers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Wim Wilmes came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Netherlands 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 Wim Wilmes couldn't finish the play. Wim Wilmes might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Henk Jonckers. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wim Wilmes ran back to his position shaking his head.