Challenge

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) In the 19th minute Lars Meesters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Honauer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute, Alain Berset hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabian Honauer 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 21st minute. Fabian Honauer 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 24th minute. In the 25th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egbert Nijveldt to maneuver through the defense. Espen Steelers's Fabian Honauer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 32nd minute of play. Arnout Reekers didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nino Schurter went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 43rd match minute, Espen Steelers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Williams Imholz to maneuver through the defense. When Gustaaf Groeneveldt came up free with the goalie in the 44th 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 Gustaaf Groeneveldt couldn't finish the play. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nino Schurter in the 47th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Rogelio Montez in the 52nd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 53 minutes Netherlands's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Williams Imholz who took care of the corner kick. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogelio Montez in the 59th minute of play. After 63 played minutes Espen Steelers got a freekick which was hit by Federico Abud. Wim Wilmes hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After having played for 67 minutes, Wim Wilmes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Netherlands's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wim Wilmes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Espen Steelers made a substitution. Ştefan Lupea replaced Rogelio Montez. 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 Fabian Honauer, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 73rd minute of the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Fabian Honauer saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ştefan Lupea took the ball and in the 81 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 3-0. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alain Berset in the 84th minute of play. Fabian Honauer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Meesters in the 88th minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ştefan Lupea, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. In the 96th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. For all the effort they put into the match, the Netherlands players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Espen Steelers.