Challenge

El Gasómetro del Kяα
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd 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. A collision led to KяαdivÄch3 FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Ciriaco Lop hit a great ball. In the 8th minute Virgilio Lawrence shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnout Reekers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. KяαdivÄch3 FC's Genaro Asur 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. 14 minutes into the match, KяαdivÄch3 FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Meesters came free, but Genaro Asur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 24 minutes of play, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Genaro Asur was left in no man's land by his defense there! 28 minutes into the game, Gijsbert ter Kruimer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Genaro Asur was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 32nd 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. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgilio Lawrence in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 40th minute of play forced KяαdivÄch3 FC's goalkeeper Genaro Asur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st match minute, KяαdivÄch3 FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgilio Lawrence to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Virgilio Lawrence was the one to do the kick off. KяαdivÄch3 FC's Genaro Asur proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save KяαdivÄch3 FC from getting a goal against them. After 52 played minutes Gustaaf Groeneveldt rounded KяαdivÄch3 FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-3. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgilio Lawrence in the 56th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joel Jurgi in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arnout Reekers saved Netherlands from getting behind. After some careless play in the Netherlands defense, Joel Jurgi 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. After 64 minutes of play, KяαdivÄch3 FC's Virgilio Lawrence made it 2-3 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! KяαdivÄch3 FC's Fernando Arenas was substituted for Virgilio Lawrence. KяαdivÄch3 FC's Fabian Cubero was substituted for Joel Jurgi. KяαdivÄch3 FC's Genaro Asur proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save KяαdivÄch3 FC from getting a goal against them. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Cubero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes into the match, Fernando Arenas 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 Fernando Arenas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. KяαdivÄch3 FC made a substitution. Ariel Osorio replaced Andy Top. In the 85th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Fernando Arenas might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arnout Reekers. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernando Arenas ran back to his position shaking his head. The KяαdivÄch3 FC fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when KяαdivÄch3 FC's Fernando Arenas 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 4-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene.