Challenge

aDeX Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, 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. When Gijsbert ter Kruimer came up free with the goalie in the 3rd 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 Gijsbert ter Kruimer couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Enășoiu in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnout Reekers prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Arnout Reekers stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Enășoiu's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. FC aDeX's Ferdinand Joldea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 11th minute of play. Ferdinand Joldea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 13th minute of play. The supporters of Netherlands booed when FC aDeX was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cazimir Barbu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 24thth minute of the game Wim Wilmes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC aDeX's Ferdinand Joldea was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 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 30th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bas Tuitert to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by James Madison in the 30th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ferdinand Joldea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 32nd minute of play. In the 46th minute, Mathijn Doctor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Enășoiu to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes FC aDeX got a freekick which was hit by James Madison. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Enășoiu in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnout Reekers prevented the ball from getting in the gole. FC aDeX made a substitution. Nikola Milenković replaced Dorin Tărâţă. 58 minutes had been played when some careless play by Netherlands's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marcos Libertad was slow to take the kick. During this time FC aDeX's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Marcos Libertad almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Netherlands's Arnout Reekers did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 63rd minute of play forced FC aDeX's goalkeeper Ferdinand Joldea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Tiago Leite came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferdinand Joldea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Wim Wilmes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ferdinand Joldea was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Arnout Reekers didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tiago Leite went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. FC aDeX's Fortunato Miner was substituted for Amerigo Gervasi. 87 minutes into the match, FC aDeX's goalkeeper Ferdinand Joldea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wim Wilmes. When the match had gone on for 88 minutes, Gustaaf Groeneveldt took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Ferdinand Joldea to make any attempt to save it. The FC aDeX fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Netherlands were clearly better and deserved to take the win.