Challenge

La Tumba
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Garin Jimenez got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Sabastian Jackson tried to sneak it across the goal line. 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 12th minute. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Garin Jimenez in the 22nd minute. Garin Jimenez's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Arnout Reekers firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 30th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a precise shot to the right of Jörn Kruuse. Badiña C.F.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Badiña C.F.'s Jörn Kruuse played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 32nd minute of play. A collision led to Badiña C.F. getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Sabastian Jackson hit a great ball. Jörn Kruuse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 35th minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melchior Traneskov, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. When Wim Wilmes came up free with the goalie in the 45th 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 Wim Wilmes couldn't finish the play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gijsbert ter Kruimer to strike the kick off in the second half. Jörn Kruuse made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 53rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 55th minute of play forced Badiña C.F.'s goalkeeper Jörn Kruuse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Jörn Kruuse in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. David Eikelkamp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Jörn Kruuse tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Garin Jimenez in the 65th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tamás Iványi in the 72nd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rdth minute of the game Garin Jimenez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Netherlands's Arnout Reekers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Yazeed Kakoli'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. Yazeed Kakoli helped the player get up and apologised. In the 75th minute, Yazeed Kakoli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 76 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Lars Meesters. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melchior Traneskov in the 81st 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 Melchior Traneskov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Eikelkamp to maneuver through the defense. The referee felt a red card was in order, 92 minutes into the game, when Mathijn Doctor put in a rough tackle. In the 94th minute there was a penalty for Badiña C.F.. Armando Verdone stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Arnout Reekers. 1-3. 97 minutes into the match, Badiña C.F.'s goalkeeper Jörn Kruuse had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wim Wilmes. The Netherlands players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.