Challenge

Dukaton
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Dukaton f.c. booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egbert Nijveldt didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Dukaton f.c.'s Justo Lore got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Foeke Wisgerhof showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 5th minute of the match. In the 6th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Foeke Wisgerhof saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dukaton f.c.'s Foeke Wisgerhof played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 9th minute of play. After some careless play in the Dukaton f.c. defense, Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Foeke Wisgerhof. The Dukaton f.c. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Foeke Wisgerhof should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 14th minute of play forced Dukaton f.c.'s goalkeeper Foeke Wisgerhof to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dukaton f.c.'s goalie prevented a goal. Gijsbert ter Kruimer might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Foeke Wisgerhof. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran back to his position shaking his head. 20 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Jochem Rijkaard came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 21 played minutes Dukaton f.c. got a freekick which was hit by Egbert Matthijs. After 22 minutes, Justo Lore mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dukaton f.c. and the Netherlands players grew even worse after the yellow card. Foeke Wisgerhof showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 24th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lukas Blaauwgeers got free with Arnout Reekers in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 25thth minute of the game Lukas Blaauwgeers 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. Dukaton f.c.'s Foeke Wisgerhof played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Meesters in the 27th minute of play. Netherlands's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 28th minute. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Jochem Rijkaard sent off a good shot on target. 32 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Jochem Rijkaard came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jochem Rijkaard in the 33rd minute of play. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after Dukaton f.c.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. In the 41stth minute of the game Gijsbert ter Kruimer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dukaton f.c.'s Foeke Wisgerhof was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 42nd minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. Dukaton f.c.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gustaaf Groeneveldt might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Foeke Wisgerhof. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gustaaf Groeneveldt ran back to his position shaking his head. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Diego Armando Dolić to make the kick off. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jochem Rijkaard in the 55th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Dukaton f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Foeke Wisgerhof reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wim Wilmes got free with Foeke Wisgerhof in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 63rd minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Foeke Wisgerhof was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Foeke Wisgerhof having to interfere. Wim Wilmes kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Arnout Reekers didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jochem Rijkaard went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 81st minute Lukas Blaauwgeers 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 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jochem Rijkaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jochem Rijkaard in the 88th minute of the match. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle sounded Netherlands left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Dukaton f.c..