Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 2kC Poznań's Dominik Lepper started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to 2kC Poznań getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Tytus Dylla hit a great ball. Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tadeusz Rutkowski having to interfere. After 9 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Gust Ennemans. Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tadeusz Rutkowski having to interfere. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tytus Dylla in the 15th minute of the match. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tytus Dylla in the 15th minute of play. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Janusz Pusiak tried to sneak it across the goal line. 2kC Poznań's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edgar Turak in the 19th minute. After taking down the ball on 2kC Poznań's corner Edgar Turak fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Arnout Reekers quite easily take care of the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Wim Wilmes notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of 2kC Poznań's Tadeusz Rutkowski. Tadeusz Rutkowski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Lars Meesters had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wim Wilmes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Tadeusz Rutkowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dominik Lepper sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gustaaf Groeneveldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Tadeusz Rutkowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 35th minute, 2kC Poznań's Janusz Pusiak dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Tadeusz Rutkowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 39th minute of play forced 2kC Poznań's goalkeeper Tadeusz Rutkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Netherlands's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 40th minute. The corner led Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer to fire away a dangerous shot which Tadeusz Rutkowski despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Janusz Pusiak in the 45th minute. Gijsbert ter Kruimer scored 1-2 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tadeusz Rutkowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt made a precise shot to the right of Tadeusz Rutkowski. 2kC Poznań's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. After having played for 57 minutes, Wim Wilmes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Netherlands's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wim Wilmes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 2kC Poznań's Tadeusz Rutkowski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save 2kC Poznań from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, 2kC Poznań's Edgar Turak got a free kick in the 62nd minute. 2kC Poznań's Ulryk Merski was substituted for Janusz Pusiak. A collision led to 2kC Poznań getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Edgar Turak hit a great ball. Gust Ennemans didn't quite understand what happened when in the 64 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. In the 66th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt 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: 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulryk Merski in the 77th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Meesters in the 84th minute of play forced 2kC Poznań's goalkeeper Tadeusz Rutkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 86th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dominik Lepper in the 92nd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Gustaaf Groeneveldt hit a great ball. The throw-in from Ulryk Merski in the 96th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt. When the final whistle sounded Netherlands left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than 2kC Poznań.