Challenge

Roberto Benvido
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Elias Ereinotz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 5thth minute, Arnout Reekers skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Netherlands's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Feliksas Obrikis was slow to take the kick. During this time La Vieja Guarida FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on La Vieja Guarida FC's corner Feliksas Obrikis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Arnout Reekers quite easily take care of the ball. Apolo Erroman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 8th minute of play. In the 11th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gijsbert ter Kruimer to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th minute, Raul Quinteros made a precise shot to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Faustino Lizar tried to sneak it across the goal line. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by Netherlands's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Feliksas Obrikis was slow to take the kick. During this time La Vieja Guarida FC's players had a chance to rest. La Vieja Guarida FC's Feliksas Obrikis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Arnout Reekers in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Apolo Erroman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 24th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Raul Quinteros kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Arnout Reekers. That made the score 2-0 in the 29 minute of play. Apolo Erroman 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 32nd minute. Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Raul Quinteros in the 37th minute. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Ereinotz in the 38th minute of play. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Raul Quinteros sent off a good shot on target. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Quinteros in the 51st minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Wim Wilmes could shoot a difficult shot in the 56th minute, which Apolo Erroman however easily saved by the left post. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Wim Wilmes hit a great ball. In the 62nd match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lars Meesters to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute Raul Quinteros 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. Faustino Lizar might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arnout Reekers. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Faustino Lizar ran back to his position shaking his head. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faustino Lizar in the 69th minute of play. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Errando, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 84 minutes, Mihăiţă Iuonaș mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Vieja Guarida FC and the Netherlands players grew even worse after the yellow card. La Vieja Guarida FC made a substitution. Prospero Cidro replaced Mariusz Chlapowski. La Vieja Guarida FC's Baltasar Derwin was substituted for Elias Ereinotz. In the 85th minute, Mihăiţă Iuonaș hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Apolo Erroman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltasar Derwin in the 96th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle, La Vieja Guarida FC could leave the field as winners, despite Netherlands having more of the ball for most of the match.