Challenge

Drafi Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lionel-Andrés Messi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Soulis Felegakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Eikelkamp in the 8th minute of play forced Drafi's goalkeeper Manolis Ntouvaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manolis Ntouvaris 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 14th minute. In the 18th minute of the match Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Manolis Ntouvaris skillfully saved the ball. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Netherlands from getting a goal against them. Patricio Jesus took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Patricio Jesus's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Arnout Reekers firmly grabbed it by the left post. 36 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi. 37 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Patricio Jesus. In the 38th minute Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manolis Ntouvaris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Egbert Nijveldt got a free kick in the 39th minute. When Drafi's Patricio Jesus in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Netherlands's goalie prevented a goal. Drafi were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Netherlands's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lionel-Andrés Messi took the corner. 46 minutes into the game, Soulis Felegakis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Arnout Reekers was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Drafi made a substitution. Nektarios Bezas replaced Lambis Vrinios.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gijsbert ter Kruimer to make the kick off. The Drafi fans' excitement grew in the 54th match minute when Drafi's Patricio Jesus looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 63 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Lars Meesters nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Manolis Ntouvaris made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Drafi made a substitution. Kleon Sgouros replaced Carlos Fernando Abraão. After 69 minutes of play, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manolis Ntouvaris was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 81st match minute, Drafi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Takis Chatzigiannis to maneuver through the defense. Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 82nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Manolis Ntouvaris but with some difficulty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Soulis Felegakis in the 83rd 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 Patricio Jesus in the 85th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Netherlands's Manolis Ntouvaris threw himself towards the right post 86 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Takis Chatzigiannis hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Gijsbert ter Kruimer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Manolis Ntouvaris made a huge save. In the 95th minute, Patricio Jesus made a precise shot to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. Thanos Kolokithopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. Drafi's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.