Challenge

Red Arena
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) 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. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 5th minute of the game. One of Netherlands:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Red Army:s goal. In the 7th minute there was a penalty for Red Army. Ali Karimi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Arnout Reekers. 1-0. In the 21st minute, Wim Wilmes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When David Eikelkamp fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Netherlands's protests and gave David Eikelkamp a yellow card for diving instead. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Netherlands from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Soheil Mahdavikia got free with Arnout Reekers in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 28th minute, David Eikelkamp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roozbeh Nakisa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rostam Mansourian in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Karimi came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Soheil Mahdavikia came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ali Karimi got free with Arnout Reekers in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ali Karimi made a kick off. After 52 played minutes Red Army got a freekick which was hit by Arya Javaheri. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 53rd minute of play forced Red Army's goalkeeper Nils Elmhuus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute, Roozbeh Nakisa made a precise shot to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. With a little luck, Red Army's Nils Elmhuus got control of the ball when Wim Wilmes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Red Army's Nils Elmhuus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Meesters in the 76th minute of play. Nils Elmhuus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Meesters in the 78th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Wim Wilmes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nils Elmhuus was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 86th minute of play forced Red Army's goalkeeper Nils Elmhuus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Red Army's zone, Gustaaf Groeneveldt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nils Elmhuus came out of the goal and Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Mahbod Nikbakht-Vahedi came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Red Army fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mahbod Nikbakht-Vahedi couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roozbeh Nakisa 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. Bas Tuitert kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Red Army were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Netherlands for a fine match.