Challenge

Söderstadion Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Francesco Totti might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arnout Reekers. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Francesco Totti ran back to his position shaking his head. If Francesco Totti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Holger Vester 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 10th minute. Egbert Nijveldt hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. A collision led to Hammarby IF getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Isaltino Paes hit a great ball. Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 15th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Hammarby IF. Holger Vester 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. Holger Vester made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 20th minute of play. Holger Vester showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 25th minute of the match. Holger Vester showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. A collision led to Hammarby IF getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Isaltino Paes hit a great ball. Holger Vester showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 34th minute of the match. After 36 minutes of play, Netherlands's Lars Meesters made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Holger Vester was left in no man's land by his defense there! Wim Wilmes took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Holger Vester. Holger Vester dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Holger Vester made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 42nd minute of play. In the 45th minute, one of Hammarby IF:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Hammarby IF.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Celedonio Dominguez made a kick off. Hammarby IF's Holger Vester played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Meesters in the 56th minute of play. In the 60th 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: 0-3. David Eikelkamp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Holger Vester having to interfere. 67 minutes in the game Celedonio Dominguez did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Silas Duarte. Hammarby IF's Holger Vester proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Hammarby IF from getting a goal against them. Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 72ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Holger Vester, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celedonio Dominguez in the 76th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Hammarby IF's Celedonio Dominguez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnout Reekers narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gijsbert ter Kruimer succeeded in the game's 79th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. Thanks to some nice moves Gustaaf Groeneveldt could shoot a difficult shot in the 83rd minute, which Holger Vester however easily saved by the left post. In the 85th minute of the match, Wim Wilmes got a very nice opportunity to score, but Holger Vester was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Hammarby IF's Holger Vester played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Eikelkamp in the 87th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Lars Meesters hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Bas Tuitert hit a great ball. When the final whistle sounded Netherlands left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Hammarby IF.