Challenge

Arena Saikô
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked off to start the match. Zé Sabóia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. 4 minutes into the match, Saiko FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Zé Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gabriel Bati charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gabriel Bati the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 6th match minute, Saiko FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Bati to maneuver through the defense. Zé Sabóia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 8th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gabriel Bati got free with Arnout Reekers in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 17th minute, Walmir Garcia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zé Sabóia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 28th 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 31st minute, Saiko FC's Josué Gonçalves dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. After some careless play in the Saiko FC defense, Gustaaf Groeneveldt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zé Sabóia. The Saiko FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zé Sabóia should have stopped the shot. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Saiko FC's Gabriel Bati. But to his dismay, Gabriel Bati quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Josué Gonçalves in the 42nd minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 46 minutes into the game, when Sixto Ondino put in a rough tackle. In the 45th minute, one of Saiko FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Saiko FC. Saiko FC:s Zé Sabóia showed great skill when he stopped Gijsbert ter Kruimer:s penalty.

David Eikelkamp kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Gustaaf Groeneveldt could shoot a difficult shot in the 54th minute, which Zé Sabóia however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Bati in the 61st minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zé Sabóia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 62nd minute of the match. After having played for 65 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. Zé Sabóia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Eliseu Fonseca scored 3-2 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. When Gustaaf Groeneveldt came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Netherlands fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gustaaf Groeneveldt couldn't finish the play. After 85 minutes of play, Saiko FC's Eliseu Fonseca made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnout Reekers was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Gustaaf Groeneveldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseu Fonseca in the 95th minute of the match. Many of Netherlands's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Netherlands may have spent more time on the ball, but Saiko FC were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.