Challenge

Chorroarín Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with the kick off. After 7 played minutes Chorroarín got a freekick which was hit by Pastor Giménez. The crowd rose to their feet as Chorroarín's Guillermo Mitxaut slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arnout Reekers. That made the score 1-0 after 8 minutes of play. 16 minutes into the match, Chorroarín's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Narciso Oinatz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Eustacio Romero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 31st minute Chorroarín were awarded a corner. Prudencio Socorro went to the cornerflag to take it. Prudencio Socorro made a great header on Chorroarín's corner, it was just that Netherlands's Arnout Reekers managed to reach the ball for a save. Chorroarín were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after Netherlands's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Prudencio Socorro took the corner. Prudencio Socorro made a great header on Chorroarín's corner, it was just that Netherlands's Arnout Reekers managed to reach the ball for a save. Narciso Oinatz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Kees Mooiweer hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Oinatz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt to fire away a dangerous shot which Narciso Oinatz despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Guillermo Mitxaut to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Kees Mooiweer threw the ball into play from the sideline. Chorroarín's Miguel Alaminos quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a rather tough play, Chorroarín's Alvaro Aquino got a free kick in the 61st minute. Chorroarín made a substitution. Timoteo Arotza replaced Guillermo Mitxaut. Alvaro Aquino hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute, Timoteo Arotza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Gustaaf Groeneveldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nicolas Betadur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Arnout Reekers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Aquino in the 73rd minute of play. Narciso Oinatz 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 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 79th minute of play forced Chorroarín's goalkeeper Narciso Oinatz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narciso Oinatz having to interfere. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Betadur, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 85 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Timoteo Arotza came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timoteo Arotza in the 85th minute of play. Eustacio Romero took the ball and in the 89 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 2-0. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Betadur in the 93rd minute of play. After 94 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Lars Meesters. Nicolas Betadur fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. Chorroarín were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Netherlands for a fine match.