Challenge

Big Babousa
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Big Babousa's Fermín Trujillo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hector Bladi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonatan Licerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Big Babousa's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Big Babousa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dario Costante didn't get a good kick on the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Big Babousa's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Jonatan Licerio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute of the game Anselmo Mero made a throw-in which Hector Bladi played forward. In the 17th minute of the match, Fermín Trujillo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Arnout Reekers saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Gijsbert ter Kruimer came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Netherlands 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 Gijsbert ter Kruimer couldn't finish the play. Lars Meesters fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonatan Licerio having to interfere. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fermín Trujillo in the 28th minute. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fermín Trujillo in the 35th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the game, Big Babousa's Hector Bladi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnout Reekers made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 43rd minute, Anıl Zaik left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Big Babousa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 46th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonatan Licerio was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hector Bladi in the 52nd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anıl Zaik in the 56th minute of the match. With 56 minutes on the clock, Egbert Nijveldt commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 56 minutes into the game, one of Netherlands:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Netherlands:s Arnout Reekers showed great skill when he stopped Fermín Trujillo:s penalty. The audience was convinced that Fermín Trujillo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnout Reekers was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 78 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Bas Tuitert. Big Babousa's Enzo Pérez was substituted for Ysmael Tagle. Big Babousa made a substitution. Julio-César Dely Valdés replaced Fermín Trujillo. Hector Bladi hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Big Babousa's Jonatan Licerio got control of the ball when Wim Wilmes tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 85th minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Netherlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustaaf Groeneveldt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonatan Licerio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonatan Licerio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wim Wilmes in the 92nd minute. Mathijn Doctor kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Netherlands players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Big Babousa.