Challenge

Stadio Delle Aquile
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) FC Aquile Azzurre's Dinç Dede 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. 3 minutes into the match, FC Aquile Azzurre's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Damiano Mucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Dinç Dede tried to sneak it across the goal line. Damiano Mucci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 7th minute of the match. Wim Wilmes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Damiano Mucci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 19 minutes into the game, Dinç Dede recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Arnout Reekers. Dinç Dede showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. 22 minutes into the match, FC Aquile Azzurre's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Damiano Mucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gust Ennemans to maneuver through the defense. Osvaldinho Queirós received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Arnout Reekers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gust Ennemans hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gijsbert ter Kruimer to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 51st minute of play forced FC Aquile Azzurre's goalkeeper Damiano Mucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damiano Mucci came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer. But to his dismay, Gijsbert ter Kruimer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Wim Wilmes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Damiano Mucci made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 60th minute of play forced FC Aquile Azzurre's goalkeeper Damiano Mucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Wu Fei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Aquile Azzurre made a substitution. Carlos Eduardo Diniz replaced Wu Fei. In the 72nd minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damiano Mucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Augusto Graziani hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the FC Aquile Azzurre defense, Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Damiano Mucci. The FC Aquile Azzurre fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Damiano Mucci should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, FC Aquile Azzurre's Damiano Mucci got control of the ball when Wim Wilmes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Elia Pasin hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. With a little luck, FC Aquile Azzurre's Damiano Mucci got control of the ball when Wim Wilmes tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Netherlands eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.