Challenge

Xita Stadium
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. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Sporting Uai MzC™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alisson De Gasperi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sporting Uai MzC™'s Charles Müller played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Eikelkamp in the 5th minute of play. Ringo Rau succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 6th playminute. Charles Müller didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wim Wilmes went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 22nd minute Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles Müller saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after Sporting Uai MzC™'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. The corner ended in Gijsbert ter Kruimer almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sporting Uai MzC™'s Charles Müller did a great save. In the 27th minute Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles Müller saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute, Sporting Uai MzC™'s Ringo Rau ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. 34 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Mané Veiga came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gustaaf Groeneveldt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Charles Müller read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. In the 42nd minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. Sporting Uai MzC™'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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mané Veiga got free with Arnout Reekers in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ringo Rau to make the kick off. If David Eikelkamp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 57th minute of play forced Sporting Uai MzC™'s goalkeeper Charles Müller to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mané Veiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sporting Uai MzC™'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 62nd minute, when Mathijn Doctor scored to the left of an out of position Charles Müller, making the score, 2-2. 68 minutes into the match, Sporting Uai MzC™'s goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Charles Müller reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th match minute, Sporting Uai MzC™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flavinho Cabral to maneuver through the defense. Sporting Uai MzC™'s Charles Müller played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 75th minute of play. Charles Müller showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Meesters in the 79th minute of the match. Carlos Neto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Netherlands left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Sporting Uai MzC™.