Challenge

Azadi Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gijsbert ter Kruimer got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Warner Anaya got free with Arnout Reekers in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Santos Perez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 9th minute of the match. In the 12th minute David Eikelkamp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Perez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute of the match, Warner Anaya tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Arnout Reekers saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After some careless play in the Persepolis F.C. defense, Wim Wilmes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santos Perez. The Persepolis F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santos Perez should have stopped the shot. Persepolis F.C.'s Santos Perez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 19th minute of play. Wim Wilmes scored 0-2 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Santos Perez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 24th minute Abraham Dutton 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. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arden Poulin, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Eikelkamp in the 28th minute of play forced Persepolis F.C.'s goalkeeper Santos Perez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arden Poulin, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arden Poulin, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute, Wim Wilmes made a precise shot to the right of Santos Perez. Persepolis F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Arnout Reekers was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Warner Anaya showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 37 minute of play. In the 43rdth minute of the game Warner Anaya who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Netherlands's Arnout Reekers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 44th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Perez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 48 minutes into the match, Arden Poulin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arden Poulin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Warner Anaya stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Avery Merrill in the 55th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute Warner Anaya 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 was convinced that Warner Anaya's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnout Reekers was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Santos Perez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 64th minute. After having played for 65 minutes, Gijsbert ter Kruimer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Netherlands's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gijsbert ter Kruimer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 68 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Santos Perez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avery Merrill in the 73rd minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Persepolis F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Santos Perez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arden Poulin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arden Poulin in the 84th minute of play. Santos Perez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 87th minute of play. After having played for 89 minutes, Gijsbert ter Kruimer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Netherlands's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gijsbert ter Kruimer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Santos Perez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 91st minute of the match. Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Santos Perez in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 93 minutes into the match, Persepolis F.C.'s goalkeeper Santos Perez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. In the 95th minute Arden Poulin 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. 97 minutes into the game, Persepolis F.C.'s Arden Poulin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnout Reekers made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-4. The Netherlands supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Netherlands would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.