Challenge

Dream team
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gijsbert ter Kruimer made the kick off which started today's match. In the 8th minute, Delyan Partinov made a precise shot to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delyan Partinov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 18 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Egbert Nijveldt. Slavey Dochevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wim Wilmes, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After 26 minutes Blue avalanche's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gijsbert ter Kruimer who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Netherlands's Lars Meesters to fire away a dangerous shot which Slavey Dochevski despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stanislav Búlgarov in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnout Reekers prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by Netherlands's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ronaldinho Gaúcho was slow to take the kick. During this time Blue avalanche's players had a chance to rest. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Delyan Partinov in the 34th minute of play. After some careless play in the Blue avalanche defense, Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Slavey Dochevski. The Blue avalanche fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Slavey Dochevski should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Omurtag Púrvulov tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 43rd minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slavey Dochevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wim Wilmes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slavey Dochevski having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stanislav Búlgarov to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Blue avalanche's goalkeeper Slavey Dochevski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. Thanks to some nice moves Gustaaf Groeneveldt could shoot a difficult shot in the 54th minute, which Slavey Dochevski however easily saved by the left post. In the 55th minute Omurtag Púrvulov 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. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Seymour Coffman, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Blue avalanche's Slavey Dochevski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Blue avalanche from getting a goal against them. Slavey Dochevski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gustaaf Groeneveldt's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. The Netherlands fans' excitement grew in the 62nd match minute when Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 68th minute, Egbert Nijveldt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabian Feliz's late challenge caught a Netherlands's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabian Feliz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 76th match minute, Blue avalanche was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Feliz to maneuver through the defense. Blue avalanche made a substitution. Mohamad Salah replaced Omurtag Púrvulov. In the 76th match minute, Blue avalanche was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Feliz to maneuver through the defense. In a very dangerous position, a player in Netherlands fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 79th minute. Penalty! Blue avalanche's Slavey Dochevski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Blue avalanche from getting a goal against them. Slavey Dochevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 96th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slavey Dochevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.