Challenge

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Gustaaf Groeneveldt almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski did a great save. In the 7th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 9th match minute, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Dalmu to maneuver through the defense. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 10th minute of play. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 15th minute of play. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 17th minute of play. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the game, Gust Ennemans threw the ball into play from the sideline. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Esteban Iztal quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 31st match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gust Ennemans to maneuver through the defense. David Eikelkamp hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Miguel Prosperi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 43rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elpidio Francis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 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 57th minute. Branislav Velchevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 59th minute of play. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elpidio Francis in the 60th minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. After 74 minutes, Benicio Seguinus mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA and the Netherlands players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 74th match minute, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benicio Seguinus to maneuver through the defense. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elpidio Francis in the 78th minute of play. In the 85th minute Elpidio Francis 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. 96 minutes into the match, Elpidio Francis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elpidio Francis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA were victorious despite being under pressure from Netherlands for much of the match.