Challenge

Stadio Ferrari
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked off to start the match. Bernardo Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 2nd minute of play. In the 4th minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Netherlands's corner Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Bernardo Lima quite easily take care of the ball. Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bernardo Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 14th minute of the match. Victor Otsando charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Victor Otsando the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to S.C. Ferrari getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Victor Otsando hit a great ball. Bernardo Lima 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 34th minute. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Gust Ennemans got a free kick in the 44th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gergely Bollobás to make the kick off. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gergely Bollobás, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Bernardo Lima stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gijsbert ter Kruimer's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. In the 54th minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of S.C. Ferrari's goalie and right to Lars Meesters. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. S.C. Ferrari's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Bernardo Lima made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Wim Wilmes sent off a good shot on target. Wim Wilmes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Lima having to interfere. 63 minutes into the game, Gust Ennemans threw the ball into play from the sideline. S.C. Ferrari's Coronel Salgado quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gergely Bollobás, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Gergely Bollobás sped through Netherlands's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arnout Reekers. Bernardo Lima came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt. But to his dismay, Gustaaf Groeneveldt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Gergely Bollobás received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Arnout Reekers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. S.C. Ferrari made a substitution. Furo Furenbrink replaced Gergely Bollobás. In the 85th minute, Furo Furenbrink left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The S.C. Ferrari fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Furo Furenbrink fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. Bernardo Lima 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 93rd minute. When S.C. Ferrari's Dorian Severo in the 96th minute got a chance for a shot 96th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Netherlands's goalie prevented a goal. S.C. Ferrari's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.