Challenge

常熟海虞足球俱乐部队
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 赵渊凌 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 4 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 鲁俊扬. In the 7th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. 天下常熟'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. Wim Wilmes was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patric Linqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 赵渊凌 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 24th minute of the match. In the 25th minute Patric Linqvist 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. 天下常熟's 赵渊凌 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th minute Patric Linqvist 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. If Gustaaf Groeneveldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 38th minute of play forced 天下常熟's goalkeeper 赵渊凌 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 高益霆 kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gijsbert ter Kruimer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Patric Linqvist hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. 53 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Patric Linqvist came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patric Linqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patric Linqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, 天下常熟's 赵渊凌 got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wim Wilmes got free with 赵渊凌 in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 高益霆 kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. 天下常熟 made a substitution. 梅宇卫 replaced 鲁俊扬. A collision led to 天下常熟 getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. 高益霆 hit a great ball. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patric Linqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Gustaaf Groeneveldt might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 赵渊凌. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gustaaf Groeneveldt ran back to his position shaking his head. When Netherlands's Lars Meesters in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 天下常熟's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in 天下常熟's zone, Wim Wilmes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 赵渊凌 came out of the goal and Wim Wilmes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patric Linqvist in the 80th minute of the match. 王风城 kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. The supporters of Netherlands booed when 天下常熟 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sverker Askberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. 赵渊凌 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bas Tuitert's late challenge caught a 天下常熟's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bas Tuitert helped the player get up and apologised. Bas Tuitert kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. 93 minutes into the match, 天下常熟's 洪政阳 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnout Reekers narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Netherlands were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.