Challenge

Cura Land
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Celso Fix kicked off to start the match. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celso Fix, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After 10 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cura del Futbol! Cura del Futbol:s Jiang Lei showed great skill when he stopped Gijsbert ter Kruimer:s penalty. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cura del Futbol'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. After a defensive mix-up in Cura del Futbol's zone, Gijsbert ter Kruimer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jiang Lei came out of the goal and Gijsbert ter Kruimer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Jiang Lei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jiang Lei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 20th minute of play. Jiang Lei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jiang Lei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Eikelkamp in the 30th minute of the match. In the 32ndth minute of the game Wim Wilmes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cura del Futbol's Jiang Lei was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pedro Augusto Borges kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Jiang Lei 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 37th minute. Jiang Lei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 45th minute of the match. When Raul Abadia fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cura del Futbol's protests and gave Raul Abadia a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th minute, Raul Abadia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kurt Groll during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 53 played minutes Cura del Futbol got a freekick which was hit by Kurt Groll. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wim Wilmes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jiang Lei read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Gustaaf Groeneveldt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Jiang Lei made a huge save. Jiang Lei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Meesters, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Cura del Futbol's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Jiang Lei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 69 minutes into the game, Wim Wilmes recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jiang Lei. Wim Wilmes showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-1. 76 minutes into the match, Cura del Futbol's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Jiang Lei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Jiang Lei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 84 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Egbert Nijveldt. In the 85th minute Celso Fix 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wim Wilmes in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jiang Lei prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jiang Lei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Meesters, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when David Eikelkamp got free with Jiang Lei in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 90th match minute, Cura del Futbol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Augusto Borges to maneuver through the defense. Celso Fix's late challenge caught a Netherlands's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Celso Fix helped the player get up and apologised. Celso Fix hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Jiang Lei made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wim Wilmes in the 96th minute. The Cura del Futbol fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Netherlands were clearly better and deserved to take the win.