Challenge

Stadion Bezek
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Gijsbert ter Kruimer, 2 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 4 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Borsos. In the 5th 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: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 8th minute of play forced Bezek's goalkeeper Asso Kullamaa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gustaaf Groeneveldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Asso Kullamaa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Netherlands's Lars Meesters got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Bezek was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bartlomiej Lewicki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tytus Jaszcz in the 22nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Bezek's Boleslaw Blochowiak got a free kick in the 23rd minute. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Daniel Borsos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Damian Lerych fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. In the 36th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer 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. After 42 minutes of play, Bezek's Mateusz Kubica made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnout Reekers was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 45 minutes, Gustaaf Groeneveldt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Netherlands's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gustaaf Groeneveldt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Boleslaw Blochowiak came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Bezek 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 Boleslaw Blochowiak couldn't finish the play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was the one to do the kick off. Asso Kullamaa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 58th minute. In the 58th minute, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 67th minute of play forced Bezek's goalkeeper Asso Kullamaa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Asso Kullamaa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. In the 87thth minute of the game Tytus Jaszcz 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. In the 88th minute, Daniel Borsos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnout Reekers was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. In the 91st minute of the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Asso Kullamaa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Asso Kullamaa made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent off a good shot on target. 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.