Challenge

Reinersdorf
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gijsbert ter Kruimer made the kick off which started today's match. Gijsbert ter Kruimer scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Iwan Swoboda, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Badaz Kibøl, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Bas Tuitert hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Meesters in the 13th minute of play forced FC Szczucin's goalkeeper Iwan Swoboda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the FC Szczucin defense, Lars Meesters kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iwan Swoboda. The FC Szczucin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iwan Swoboda should have stopped the shot. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Emanuel Barbu sent off a good shot on target. After 17 minutes of play, FC Szczucin's Badaz Kibøl made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnout Reekers was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gustaaf Groeneveldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Iwan Swoboda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iwan Swoboda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 22nd minute of the match. Iwan Swoboda came out of the goal in the 26th 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 1-3. Iwan Swoboda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 29th minute of the match. FC Szczucin's Iwan Swoboda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 32nd minute of play. When Gustaaf Groeneveldt came up free with the goalie in the 34th 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 Gustaaf Groeneveldt couldn't finish the play. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Barbu in the 36th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Gustaaf Groeneveldt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iwan Swoboda. FC Szczucin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gustaaf Groeneveldt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-5.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emanuel Barbu was the one to do the kick off. After 53 minutes FC Szczucin's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gijsbert ter Kruimer who took care of the corner kick. Netherlands's Wim Wilmes was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 54th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 58th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Netherlands fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-7. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Barbu in the 61st minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 72nd minute by Gustaaf Groeneveldt got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Thanks to some nice moves Gustaaf Groeneveldt could shoot a difficult shot in the 74th minute, which Iwan Swoboda however easily saved by the left post. 75 minutes into the match, FC Szczucin's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Iwan Swoboda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Arslan Sadreddin 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 Arslan Sadreddin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-7. Wim Wilmes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Iwan Swoboda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th match minute, FC Szczucin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iwo Kilar to maneuver through the defense. In the 92nd minute, Emanuel Barbu made a precise shot to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-7. The supporters of Netherlands booed when FC Szczucin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edmund Walentowicz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iwo Kilar hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Netherlands eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.