Challenge

Estadio Pucholandia
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Deportivo Pucho's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Józef Mlynarczyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 14th minute of play forced Deportivo Pucho's goalkeeper Józef Mlynarczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Östen Stor's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 18thth minute, Arnout Reekers skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Östen Stor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. 25 minutes into the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Deportivo Pucho's Józef Mlynarczyk. Józef Mlynarczyk was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Józef Mlynarczyk 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 30th minute. The supporters of Deportivo Pucho booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kees Mooiweer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Józef Mlynarczyk 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. David Eikelkamp might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Józef Mlynarczyk. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. David Eikelkamp ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Meesters in the 41st minute of play forced Deportivo Pucho's goalkeeper Józef Mlynarczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prospero Tiadoro in the 43rd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 44th minute of play forced Deportivo Pucho's goalkeeper Józef Mlynarczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dan Holm kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. David Eikelkamp kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Archie Litchfield recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Claudio-Paul Caniggia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 65th minute, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Deportivo Pucho's Józef Mlynarczyk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 68th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Józef Mlynarczyk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Józef Mlynarczyk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Eikelkamp, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Meesters in the 75th minute of play forced Deportivo Pucho's goalkeeper Józef Mlynarczyk 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 Józef Mlynarczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Józef Mlynarczyk made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent off a good shot on target. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Östen Stor, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. 83 minutes into the match, Deportivo Pucho's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Józef Mlynarczyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Józef Mlynarczyk having to interfere. When Lars Meesters came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Netherlands 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 Lars Meesters couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Netherlands eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.