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Match Report
New York Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the kick off in the first half of the match. Arnout Reekers stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Caetano Levandowsky's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Gust Ennemans in the 14th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by . SC Manhattan .'s 朱扬岩. A collision led to . SC Manhattan . getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Prince Polo hit a great ball. Gust Ennemans made in the 19th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. Gust Ennemans made in the 24th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by . SC Manhattan .'s Emil Hellman. In the 24th minute, Zaq Childs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Geovani Velloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 28th minute of play. Prince Polo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. . SC Manhattan .'s Geovani Velloso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 36th minute of play. The supporters of . SC Manhattan . booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gust Ennemans didn't get a good kick on the ball. 38 minutes into the game, Alexsandro da Costa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. . SC Manhattan .'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Netherlands the free kick. After 38 played minutes . SC Manhattan . got a freekick which was hit by Alexsandro da Costa. Wim Wilmes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Geovani Velloso having to make a save. Geovani Velloso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wim Wilmes, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. 42 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Geovani Velloso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. A collision led to . SC Manhattan . getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Prince Polo hit a great ball. Gustaaf Groeneveldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Geovani Velloso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Caetano Levandowsky to make the kick off. Mathijn Doctor made in the 51st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Gustaaf Groeneveldt immediately put the ball in play. After 54 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Egbert Nijveldt. Geovani Velloso 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 57th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Caetano Levandowsky managed to get in a good position for a shot. . SC Manhattan .'s supporters rose to their feet, but Caetano Levandowsky was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arnout Reekers breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Wim Wilmes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Geovani Velloso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredinho Negri came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Geovani Velloso in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 84 minutes into the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Geovani Velloso. . SC Manhattan .'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gijsbert ter Kruimer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. 87 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Geovani Velloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfredinho Negri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alfredinho Negri in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnout Reekers prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Netherlands's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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