Challenge

Mahmudie
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dedé Alves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 5th minute of play. After 5 minutes, Octavian Crăiniceanu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the UFC Mahmudie and the Netherlands players grew even worse after the yellow card. Octavian Crăiniceanu kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dedé Alves having to interfere. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Laurențiu Cinteză in the 8th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Lucian Covataru came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dedé Alves came out of the goal in the 12th 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 0-1. Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Netherlands from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Emil Ciuvică tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emil Ciuvică's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Arnout Reekers firmly grabbed it by the left post. Narcis Pârlea was extremely unlucky when he, in the 25th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. If Gustaaf Groeneveldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Laurențiu Cinteză got free with Arnout Reekers in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 39 minutes into the match, UFC Mahmudie's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Dedé Alves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the game, UFC Mahmudie's Narcis Pârlea nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnout Reekers made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Laurențiu Cinteză got free with Arnout Reekers in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dedé Alves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Meesters in the 46th minute of the match.

51 minutes into the game, UFC Mahmudie's Lucian Covataru nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnout Reekers made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Emil Ciuvică fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. Laurențiu Cinteză took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. In the 62nd minute Laurențiu Cinteză 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. In the 63rd minute of the match, Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dedé Alves was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 64 minutes into the match, Emil Ciuvică notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Netherlands's Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 70 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Lucian Covataru came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute of the match, Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dedé Alves was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 77th minute Lucian Covataru 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. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dedé Alves having to interfere. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 95 minutes into the match, UFC Mahmudie's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Dedé Alves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle, UFC Mahmudie could leave the field as winners, despite Netherlands having more of the ball for most of the match.