Challenge

Estádio da Luz
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tiago Rodrigues showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. The audience was convinced that Nuno Madureira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnout Reekers was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. In the 9th minute of the game Kees Mooiweer made a throw-in which Bas Tuitert played forward. In the 14th minute, Netherlands's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bruno Rodrigues fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Tiago Rodrigues showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Fhury FC's Tiago Rodrigues played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 23rd minute of play. In the 23rd match minute, Fhury FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Rodrigues to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Fhury FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Rodrigues didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 28th minute Lars Meesters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiago Rodrigues saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 32nd minute of play forced Fhury FC's goalkeeper Tiago Rodrigues to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nuno Madureira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arnout Reekers read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. When Nuno Madureira fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fhury FC's protests and gave Nuno Madureira a yellow card for diving instead. Tiago Rodrigues showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 47th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mathijn Doctor to maneuver through the defense. Serafim Rebocho didn't quite understand what happened when in the 48 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet.

After some careless play in the Netherlands defense, Nuno Madureira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arnout Reekers. The Netherlands fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arnout Reekers should have stopped the shot. In the 56th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Tiago Rodrigues made an important save on a dangerous shot by David Eikelkamp in the 57th minute. In the 59th minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to Fhury FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Serafim Rebocho hit a great ball. Tiago Rodrigues showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Meesters, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 65 minutes had been played when some careless play by Fhury FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was slow to take the kick. During this time Netherlands's players had a chance to rest. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tiago Rodrigues prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Meesters in the 75th minute of play forced Fhury FC's goalkeeper Tiago Rodrigues to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiago Rodrigues saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tiago Rodrigues made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wim Wilmes in the 88th minute. After 91 played minutes Fhury FC got a freekick which was hit by Vivaldo Rego. Fhury FC's Vicente Candeias was substituted for Valter Bentes. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Fhury FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vivaldo Rego didn't get a good kick on the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Aloísio Barbosa came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Netherlands were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.