Challenge

Hypatia Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 6th minute Ralph Olano de 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Philipp Mielich got free with Arnout Reekers in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Arnout Reekers managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Pharos Alexandria F.C.'s Philipp Mielich fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 许奕广 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Pharos Alexandria F.C.'s zone, Gustaaf Groeneveldt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebald Biermann came out of the goal and Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 18 minutes, David Eikelkamp mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Netherlands and the Pharos Alexandria F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Netherlands fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 18th minute. Penalty! Netherlands:s Arnout Reekers showed great skill when he stopped Ralph Olano de:s penalty. A collision led to Pharos Alexandria F.C. getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Aggelos Zikos hit a great ball. Sebald Biermann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. Pharos Alexandria 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. Mathijn Doctor hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Gijsbert ter Kruimer hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 许奕广, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 56th minute of play forced Pharos Alexandria F.C.'s goalkeeper Sebald Biermann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute Philipp Mielich 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. If 许奕广 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th minute, Wim Wilmes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 77th play minutes Philipp Mielich shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Arnout Reekers and just under the crossbar into goal. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ralph Olano de in the 81st minute of play. After 82 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Egbert Nijveldt. Pharos Alexandria F.C. made a substitution. Falcão Vianna replaced Philipp Mielich. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Falcão Vianna, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute, Egbert Nijveldt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pharos Alexandria F.C.'s Sebald Biermann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 89th minute of play. Bas Tuitert's late challenge caught a Pharos Alexandria F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bas Tuitert helped the player get up and apologised. 92 minutes into the match, Pharos Alexandria F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Sebald Biermann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maik Chakravorty, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Pharos Alexandria F.C.'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.