São Januário
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Guilherme Heidemann took the kick off in the first half of the match. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guilherme Heidemann, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 9 minutes into the game, Gijsbert ter Kruimer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Franklin Bittencourt was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 12th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Franklin Bittencourt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Franklin Bittencourt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Meesters in the 16th minute of play. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by Vasco FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was slow to take the kick. During this time Netherlands's players had a chance to rest. In the 21st match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Eikelkamp to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zé Carlos Mazza during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Vasco FC's Zé Carlos Mazza got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Franklin Bittencourt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 27th minute, Wim Wilmes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 30 minutes into the match, Leandro de Souza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leandro de Souza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franklin Bittencourt having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Vasco FC's Virgílio Custódio got a free kick in the 34th minute. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guilherme Heidemann in the 43rd minute of play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Virgílio Custódio during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 46th minute, Virgílio Custódio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 48 minutes into the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Vasco FC's Franklin Bittencourt. Franklin Bittencourt was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Disappointed in the 2-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a kick off. When Wim Wilmes came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Netherlands fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Wim Wilmes couldn't finish the play. Franklin Bittencourt 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 56th minute. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moise Zgrăbunţa in the 60th minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, Vasco FC's goalkeeper Franklin Bittencourt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer. In the 68th minute Moise Zgrăbunţa 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. Franklin Bittencourt 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 71st minute. 80 minutes into the match, Gustaaf Groeneveldt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Franklin Bittencourt. Vasco FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gustaaf Groeneveldt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-5. 82 minutes into the match, Vasco FC's goalkeeper Franklin Bittencourt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Eikelkamp. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 87th minute after Vasco FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Franklin Bittencourt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 93rd minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franklin Bittencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gustaaf Groeneveldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Franklin Bittencourt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Franklin Bittencourt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 98th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Netherlands walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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