Challenge

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ime Mavros kicked off to start the match. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by KANONIERZY'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. Christian Abbiati showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 10th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a precise shot to the right of Christian Abbiati. KANONIERZY's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ime Mavros in the 13th minute of play. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Ime Mavros tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 21st minute of the match KANONIERZY got a corner. Netherlands's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ali Hamza Hanefi ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ali Hamza Hanefi made a great header on KANONIERZY's corner, it was just that Netherlands's Arnout Reekers managed to reach the ball for a save. Ime Mavros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. Gösta Söderberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. Ivo Chaves hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Lars Meesters hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 35th minute of play forced KANONIERZY's goalkeeper Christian Abbiati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wim Wilmes to maneuver through the defense. Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 罗斐谦, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Ime Mavros sent off a good shot on target. Gösta Söderberg's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Arnout Reekers firmly grabbed it by the left post. 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 home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Lars Meesters managed to get in a good position for a shot. Netherlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Lars Meesters was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christian Abbiati breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ime Mavros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Arnout Reekers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Christian Abbiati in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ime Mavros, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. With a little luck, KANONIERZY's Christian Abbiati got control of the ball when Wim Wilmes tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, KANONIERZY's Christian Abbiati got control of the ball when Wim Wilmes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arnout Reekers didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 罗斐谦 went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ime Mavros in the 75th minute of the match. Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Abbiati having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when 罗斐谦 came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ime Mavros in the 91st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ime Mavros in the 94th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Abbiati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 97th minute of play. Many of Netherlands's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Netherlands may have spent more time on the ball, but KANONIERZY were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.