Challenge

Fernando Redondo
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gijsbert ter Kruimer got the match started through his kick off. Arnout Reekers was a little too slow when Leandro Pacho got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 1-0. Juguemos con el 5's Salvador Urki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 8th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Juguemos con el 5's Salvador Urki. Salvador Urki was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Egbert Nijveldt charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Egbert Nijveldt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Juguemos con el 5's Ciriaco Monte was substituted for Erling Håland. In a very dangerous position, a player in Netherlands fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 14th minute. Penalty! 20 minutes into the match, Juguemos con el 5's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Salvador Urki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Juguemos con el 5's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was slow to take the kick. During this time Netherlands's players had a chance to rest. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leandro Pacho, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. It was a well-played corner which Wim Wilmes managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Juguemos con el 5's Salvador Urki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 35th minute of play. Ali Atıf Hekimhanlı's late challenge caught a Netherlands's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ali Atıf Hekimhanlı helped the player get up and apologised. In the 36th match minute, Juguemos con el 5 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Atıf Hekimhanlı to maneuver through the defense. Salvador Urki stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wim Wilmes's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Juguemos con el 5's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Salvador Urki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Juguemos con el 5 getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Ali Atıf Hekimhanlı hit a great ball. Ciriaco Monte kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leandro Pacho to make the kick off. Salvador Urki 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 53rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Salvador Urki in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 55 minutes into the match, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Salvador Urki narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gust Ennemans kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Juguemos con el 5's Evandro Cabral was substituted for Nereo Olando. Gust Ennemans hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute, Ciriaco Monte ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnout Reekers was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 66th minute, Ciriaco Monte made a precise shot to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. 69 minutes into the match, Ciriaco Monte 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 Ciriaco Monte was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juguemos con el 5's attentive Segundo Fix managed to snatch the ball when Gust Ennemans made a throw-in in the 78th minute of the game. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciriaco Monte in the 81st minute of the match. Salvador Urki 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 84th minute. 86 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Ciriaco Monte came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Netherlands fans' excitement grew in the 88th match minute when Netherlands's Wim Wilmes looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mathijn Doctor during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mathijn Doctor kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. After having played for 94 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. In the 96th minute, Bas Tuitert had to leave the field with a concussion. Leandro Pacho kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Juguemos con el 5's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.