Challenge

Arena Milanis
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Milanis E.C. getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Hélder de Medeiros hit a great ball. 4 minutes into the match, Lars Meesters had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Doni Prado. Milanis E.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lars Meesters was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If David Eikelkamp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 18 minutes into the game, Gustaaf Groeneveldt cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Doni Prado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 21 minutes into the match, Wim Wilmes notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Milanis E.C.'s Doni Prado. Doni Prado was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anthimos Tsoulkas, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 28 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Doni Prado made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anthimos Tsoulkas, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Milanis E.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Doni Prado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bruninho Brito's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 48thth minute, Arnout Reekers skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The Milanis E.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Netherlands were winning 1-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anthimos Tsoulkas to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthimos Tsoulkas in the 59th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Milanis E.C.'s Bruninho Brito. But to his dismay, Bruninho Brito quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-4. David Eikelkamp took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Doni Prado. Doni Prado dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-5. Irinel Stanca kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Milanis E.C. defense, Gustaaf Groeneveldt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Doni Prado. The Milanis E.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Doni Prado should have stopped the shot. When Netherlands's David Eikelkamp, in the 76th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Netherlands. Doni Prado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 79th minute of the match. In the 83rd match minute, Milanis E.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anthimos Tsoulkas to maneuver through the defense. Doni Prado was out of position in the 86 minute of play, and Wim Wilmes capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Wim Wilmes really showed his touch with that goal: 2-7. 88 minutes into the match, Milanis E.C.'s goalkeeper Doni Prado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. 93 minutes into the game, Antonio Di Natale was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Milanis E.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Netherlands the free kick. In the 93rd minute, Antonio Di Natale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anthimos Tsoulkas in the 95th minute of the match. Kees Mooiweer kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. When the match was over Netherlands could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Milanis E.C. throughout the match.