Challenge

Seclantas AFC
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eleuterio Matteo made the kick off which started today's match. Carlos Balendin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 3rd minute of the match. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Eleuterio Matteo sent off a good shot on target. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eleuterio Matteo, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Carlos Balendin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustaaf Groeneveldt to maneuver through the defense. Arnout Reekers was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Eleuterio Matteo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Eleuterio Matteo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Carlos Balendin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Balendin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlos Balendin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Seclantas AFC defense, Wim Wilmes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carlos Balendin. The Seclantas AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carlos Balendin should have stopped the shot. In the 44th minute of the match He Feng Zhou sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arnout Reekers skillfully saved the ball. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gijsbert ter Kruimer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Seclantas AFC's Carlos Balendin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 52nd minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eleuterio Matteo, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 60th minute of the match, Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a very nice opportunity to score, but Carlos Balendin was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. He Feng Zhou kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. With a little luck, Seclantas AFC's Carlos Balendin got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 63rd minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Balendin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Seclantas AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Carlos Balendin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Seclantas AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Carlos Balendin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th match minute, Seclantas AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by He Feng Zhou to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Meesters in the 67th minute of play forced Seclantas AFC's goalkeeper Carlos Balendin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Balendin was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lars Meesters showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 68 minute of play. Carlos Balendin 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 72nd minute. Seclantas AFC's Carlos Balendin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 76th minute of play. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eleuterio Matteo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wim Wilmes got free with Carlos Balendin in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, Netherlands's Carlos Balendin threw himself towards the right post 80 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a little luck, Seclantas AFC's Carlos Balendin got control of the ball when Wim Wilmes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Carlos Balendin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 86th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Carlos Balendin. That made the score 1-3 after 87 minutes of play. Seclantas AFC's Carlos Balendin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Seclantas AFC from getting a goal against them. Netherlands's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.