Challenge

NUEVA LIBERTAD
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Benigno Indalecio got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Baraja Española FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Eustaquio Javiar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eustaquio Javiar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Eikelkamp in the 6th minute of the match. David Eikelkamp scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eustaquio Javiar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 13th minute Baraja Española FC were awarded a corner. László Illés went to the cornerflag to take it. 15 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eustaquio Javiar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Baltasar Artaldo sent off a good shot on target. Eustaquio Javiar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 25th minute of play forced Baraja Española FC's goalkeeper Eustaquio Javiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lars Meesters recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Baltasar Artaldo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benigno Indalecio in the 35th minute of play. Baraja Española FC's Eustaquio Javiar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 38th minute of play. A collision led to Baraja Española FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Carlos Garcia hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 40th minute of play forced Baraja Española FC's goalkeeper Eustaquio Javiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Benigno Indalecio came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Eikelkamp charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed David Eikelkamp the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. David Eikelkamp hit a great ball. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Baltasar Artaldo sent off a good shot on target.

The wind increased when Gijsbert ter Kruimer made the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by David Eikelkamp. After 53 minutes of play, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eustaquio Javiar was left in no man's land by his defense there! 61 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Benigno Indalecio came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eustaquio Javiar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 70 minutes, Gustaaf Groeneveldt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Netherlands's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gustaaf Groeneveldt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Baraja Española FC made a substitution. Jeremias Lopez replaced Benigno Indalecio. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeremias Lopez in the 73rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Lars Meesters got a free kick in the 74th minute. Gustaaf Groeneveldt received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Eustaquio Javiar came out and tried to block the shot, but Gustaaf Groeneveldt slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 77th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when David Eikelkamp got free with Eustaquio Javiar in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 93 minutes into the match, Baraja Española FC's goalkeeper Eustaquio Javiar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. 97 minutes into the match, Jeremias Lopez 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 Jeremias Lopez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. When the match was over Netherlands could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Baraja Española FC throughout the match.