Challenge

Zini Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lu Guang Lang took the kick off in the first half of the match. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duvan Zapata in the 7th minute of play. Jeremias Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Meesters, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 12th minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Lars Meesters got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jeremias Cruz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Roman Chucho took the ball and in the 14 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 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 18th minute of play forced Cremonese's goalkeeper Jeremias Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A nice corner shot did that Egbert Nijveldt got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jeremias Cruz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 22 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jeremias Cruz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Duvan Zapata in the 25th minute of the match. David Eikelkamp hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute of the match Květoslav Kubalík sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arnout Reekers skillfully saved the ball. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jeremias Cruz having to interfere. In the 30th match minute, Cremonese was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lu Guang Lang to maneuver through the defense. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after Cremonese's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Egbert Nijveldt managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 41 minutes into the match, Cremonese's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Jeremias Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

In the 53rd minute of the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jeremias Cruz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Gustaaf Groeneveldt who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 55thth minute tested the skills of Jeremias Cruz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 58th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Netherlands's Jeremias Cruz threw himself towards the right post 59 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 61st minute, Roman Chucho made a precise shot to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Lu Guang Lang took the ball and in the 65 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 4-1. Jeremias Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wim Wilmes, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Cremonese made a substitution. Mauro Rexino replaced Duvan Zapata. Jeremias Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 81st minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jeremias Cruz. Cremonese's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gijsbert ter Kruimer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lu Guang Lang in the 88th minute of play. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauro Rexino in the 96th minute of play. 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 Cremonese.