Challenge

Gone With the Win
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked off to start the match. Yuan Xing Lin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 7th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. La Mano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 10th minute of the match. La Mano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rory Jobson in the 12th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La Mano 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 18th minute. In the 19th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but La Mano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of La Mano. Gone With the Win's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gijsbert ter Kruimer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gone With the Win's goalie prevented a goal. In the 30th minute Yuan Xing Lin 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. In the 36th minute, Yuan Xing Lin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gone With the Win fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 39th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but La Mano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gone With the Win's attentive Rory Jobson managed to snatch the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt made a throw-in in the 45th minute of the game. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yuan Xing Lin to make the kick off. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuan Xing Lin, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rory Jobson in the 67th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the game, Wim Wilmes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. La Mano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 77 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Rory Jobson came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. La Mano 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 78th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Wim Wilmes kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving La Mano. That made the score 1-3 in the 80 minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. La Mano came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Netherlands's Wim Wilmes. But to his dismay, Wim Wilmes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. Keiran Tubbs kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. 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.