Challenge

STORM HIVE
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ede Szász kicked off to start the match. Ionuț Jităreanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 4th minute, Wim Wilmes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 6 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Ede Szász came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reinhold Artmaier in the 10th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ionuț Jităreanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute Ionuț Jităreanu 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. In the 26th minute of the match STORM CORNER F.C. got a corner. Netherlands's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ionuț Jităreanu ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 29th minute of play forced STORM CORNER F.C.'s goalkeeper Kaan Winter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Ede Szász got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye STORM CORNER F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 47th minute, Wim Wilmes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gijsbert ter Kruimer to make the kick off. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reinhold Artmaier in the 53rd minute of play. When STORM CORNER F.C.'s Ede Szász in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Netherlands's goalie prevented a goal. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Krisztián Lisztes in the 62nd minute of the match. The corner ended in Ionuț Jităreanu almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Netherlands's Arnout Reekers did a great save. Kaan Winter 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. In the 64th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Netherlands fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Kaan Winter was a little too slow when Gijsbert ter Kruimer got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 67th minute. The score was now 1-2. With a little luck, STORM CORNER F.C.'s Kaan Winter got control of the ball when Gijsbert ter Kruimer tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 75thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Kaan Winter, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ionuț Jităreanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Ionuț Jităreanu scored 2-2 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arnout Reekers, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Lars Meesters had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 94 minutes into the game, Krisztián Lisztes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. STORM CORNER F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Netherlands the free kick. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.