Challenge

1283 HARBİYE
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Nilmar Marinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nilmar Marinho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nilmar Marinho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arnout Reekers having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Nilmar Marinho managed to get in a good position for a shot. BAŞBUĞ's supporters rose to their feet, but Nilmar Marinho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arnout Reekers breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 26th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt made a precise shot to the right of Jens Huybreghts. BAŞBUĞ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The throw-in from Kees Mooiweer in the 29th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by BAŞBUĞ's Celalettin Akdemirci. BAŞBUĞ's İlyas Tolga Kerimhan managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Kees Mooiweer in the 32 minute of the game. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Nilmar Marinho sent off a good shot on target. 34 minutes into the game, Kees Mooiweer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Netherlands's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BAŞBUĞ the free kick. In the 35th minute Nilmar Marinho 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. Wim Wilmes scored 0-2 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jens Huybreghts, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 41st minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt 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. Kees Mooiweer made in the 45th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Gijsbert ter Kruimer however managed to control. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nilmar Marinho made a kick off. Nilmar Marinho might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arnout Reekers. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nilmar Marinho ran back to his position shaking his head. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilmar Marinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. BAŞBUĞ made a substitution. Hüseyin Can Orak replaced Hugo Orlando Urbina. In the 57th minute of the game Kees Mooiweer made a throw-in which Gijsbert ter Kruimer played forward. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Jens Huybreghts in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to BAŞBUĞ getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Arda Baybars Salik hit a great ball. 62 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Nilmar Marinho came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jens Huybreghts showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 64th minute of the match. Jens Huybreghts 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. Jens Huybreghts 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. Jens Huybreghts 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. The supporters of BAŞBUĞ booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bas Tuitert didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paul Chopin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hüseyin Can Orak in the 87th minute of the match. Jens Huybreghts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 88th minute of play. The corner went over the outstretched arms of BAŞBUĞ's goalie and right to Lars Meesters. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. BAŞBUĞ's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 93rd minute Yu Feng Xi 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. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hüseyin Can Orak, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The Netherlands supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Netherlands would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.