Challenge

Evergreen Park
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Gijsbert ter Kruimer made the kick off and thus started the match. Wim Wilmes scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Max Limont, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Max Limont made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 6th minute of play. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silviu Dascălu in the 9th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Silviu Dascălu came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Max Limont saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 23 minutes, Arnout Reekers successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Vytautas Baikštys tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Mar Cheze took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Arnout Reekers to make any attempt to save it. In the 32nd minute, Wim Wilmes 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: 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 37th minute of play forced Hexo Utd's goalkeeper Max Limont to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Netherlands's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 38th minute. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mar Cheze in the 41st minute of play. Mar Cheze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 52nd minute, Silviu Dascălu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnout Reekers was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Mathijn Doctor got a free kick in the 61st minute. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Mathijn Doctor hit a great ball. 67 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Mar Cheze came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Wim Wilmes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Netherlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Wim Wilmes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Max Limont breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Max Limont took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Hexo Utd's Silviu Dascălu. But to his dismay, Silviu Dascălu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Hexo Utd made a substitution. Jamie Carragher replaced Anders Stenström. After 84 minutes, Mar Cheze made it 4-2 with a short kick to the right side. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Wim Wilmes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Max Limont tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arnout Reekers didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vytautas Baikštys went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-2 was the resulting score.