Challenge

Queen Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xantalen Titos got free with Arnout Reekers in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Pankracy Lato had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Pankracy Lato got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Vivaldo Brito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 14th minute of play. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xantalen Titos in the 19th minute. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Xantalen Titos took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Arnout Reekers to make any attempt to save it. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Gavril Lupescu managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gust Ennemans in the 24 minute of the game. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pankracy Lato, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. After 35 minutes of play, Netherlands's Lars Meesters made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vivaldo Brito was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pankracy Lato in the 41st minute. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pankracy Lato, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 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.

The wind increased when Xantalen Titos made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 52nd minute of play forced ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s goalkeeper Vivaldo Brito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Xantalen Titos came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xantalen Titos in the 64th minute of play. Vivaldo Brito made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Wim Wilmes sent off a good shot on target. Through an outstanding action, after 72 minutes, Vivaldo Brito successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Vivaldo Brito proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ from getting a goal against them. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pankracy Lato, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pankracy Lato in the 81st minute of play. After a rather tough play, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Mugurel Florei got a free kick in the 88th minute. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ made a substitution. Dušan Vlahović replaced Pankracy Lato. In the 89th match minute, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mugurel Florei to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Vivaldo Brito got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mihai Tâbârnă in the 95th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Netherlands's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.