Challenge

Anfield - Love Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chris-George Chevalier in the 3rd 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. Niculae Ailenei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 5th minute of play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Niculae Ailenei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of Chevaliers FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Netherlands:s goal. The referee gave Netherlands a penalty, 10 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Gijsbert ter Kruimer, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Chevaliers FC's Niculae Ailenei. 0-1. 19 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Chris-George Chevalier came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the game, Wim Wilmes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Netherlands's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chevaliers FC the free kick. With an all-out effort, Chevaliers FC's Arnout Reekers threw himself towards the right post 27 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Chris-George Chevalier, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 34 minutes into the match, Chevaliers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Niculae Ailenei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Niculae Ailenei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 35th minute of the match. Niculae Ailenei 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 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris-George Chevalier in the 41st minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antonio Navarro got free with Arnout Reekers in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Antonio Navarro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Niculae Ailenei 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 55th minute. Netherlands were furious when Bas Tuitert was red carded, 58 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 58th minute of the game. One of Netherlands:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Chevaliers FC:s goal. In the 60th minute there was a penalty for Chevaliers FC. Nikola Vlašić stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Arnout Reekers. 1-1. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Navarro in the 63rd minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Navarro came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Netherlands defense, Cristinel Pandele kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arnout Reekers. The Netherlands fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arnout Reekers should have stopped the shot. 79 minutes into the match, Chris Chevalier notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Netherlands's Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Chris-George Chevalier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristinel Pandele in the 87th 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 Cristinel Pandele's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer hit a great ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Netherlands players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Chevaliers FC.