Star Destroyer Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ignacy Banach started the match with the kick off. Gijsbert ter Kruimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Jiang Zhen Qiang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacy Banach in the 10th minute of play. In the 14th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jiang Zhen Qiang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute, Ulryk Bondel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 18 minutes into the match, STORMTROOPERS ON GRASS's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Jiang Zhen Qiang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. STORMTROOPERS ON GRASS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran over to the corner to take the kick. Lars Meesters made a great header on Netherlands's corner, it was just that STORMTROOPERS ON GRASS's Jiang Zhen Qiang managed to reach the ball for a save. Jiang Zhen Qiang stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lars Meesters's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacy Banach in the 21st minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner ended in Przemyslaw Piesciuk almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Netherlands's Arnout Reekers did a great save. Jiang Zhen Qiang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bas Tuitert kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Gustaaf Groeneveldt took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jiang Zhen Qiang. Jiang Zhen Qiang dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Bas Tuitert kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jiang Zhen Qiang narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 39th minute of play forced STORMTROOPERS ON GRASS's goalkeeper Jiang Zhen Qiang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Edward Domamir fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored STORMTROOPERS ON GRASS's protests and gave Edward Domamir a yellow card for diving instead. Edward Domamir hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ignacy Banach in the 45th minute. The attack was good, but when Ignacy Banach in the 45th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Jiang Zhen Qiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 47th minute of play. Wim Wilmes took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jiang Zhen Qiang. Jiang Zhen Qiang dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gijsbert ter Kruimer to strike the kick off in the second half. Jiang Zhen Qiang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 54th minute Ignacy Banach 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. Teobald Sikola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. In the 60th minute Milosz Gendolla 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. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignacy Banach, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 66thth minute of the game Gijsbert ter Kruimer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but STORMTROOPERS ON GRASS's Jiang Zhen Qiang was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 70th minute Teobald Sikola 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. With a little luck, STORMTROOPERS ON GRASS's Jiang Zhen Qiang got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacy Banach in the 74th minute of play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jiang Zhen Qiang having to interfere. Jiang Zhen Qiang made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent off a good shot on target. Netherlands's Lars Meesters got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. STORMTROOPERS ON GRASS made a substitution. Pawel Pawlak replaced Oxel Villarino. Gijsbert ter Kruimer hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. When Gijsbert ter Kruimer fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Netherlands's protests and gave Gijsbert ter Kruimer a yellow card for diving instead. In the 87th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gijsbert ter Kruimer to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st match minute, STORMTROOPERS ON GRASS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacek Ligas to maneuver through the defense. Edward Domamir hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Jiang Zhen Qiang made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent off a good shot on target. Netherlands's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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