Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gijsbert ter Kruimer made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, Kronan's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Jens-Ove Gallberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jens-Ove Gallberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when David Dalgren got free with Arnout Reekers in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 12th minute Kronan were awarded a corner. Bror Lundqvist went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Kronan's Bror Lundqvist to fire away a dangerous shot which Arnout Reekers despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Camille Drame took the ball and in the 13 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 2-0. 22 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Camille Drame. Jens-Ove Gallberg 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 23rd minute. After 24 minutes Kronan's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gijsbert ter Kruimer who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Kronan's goalie and right to Lars Meesters. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Kronan's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jens-Ove Gallberg saved Kronan from getting behind. 27 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Bror Lundqvist came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Camille Drame had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jens-Ove Gallberg 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 35th minute. Jens-Ove Gallberg came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt. But to his dismay, Gustaaf Groeneveldt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Kronan's Jens-Ove Gallberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Eikelkamp in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. David Dalgren was the one to do the kick off. Jonathan Quexal charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonathan Quexal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Kronan getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Jonathan Quexal hit a great ball. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Berke Yasık hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 57th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Jens-Ove Gallberg but with some difficulty. Camille Drame took the ball and in the 58 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 3-1. Kronan's Edgar Vallin was substituted for David Dalgren. Kronan made a substitution. Robin Sjöberg replaced Valter Åkerman. A collision led to Kronan getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Bror Lundqvist hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jens-Ove Gallberg. The goal made the score 3-3. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bror Lundqvist in the 72nd minute of play. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Vallin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camille Drame in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st minute Camille Drame 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. Jens-Ove Gallberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 85th minute of the match. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jens-Ove Gallberg having to interfere. After 96 played minutes, Kronan's Bror Lundqvist shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Arnout Reekers came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kronan reached it. Despite being the better team, Netherlands failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.