Challenge

Sportpark Bergholz
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tory Pryor took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Wil 1900's Philipp Santagapita got a free kick in the 3rd minute. When FC Wil 1900's Tory Pryor in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Netherlands's goalie prevented a goal. 8 minutes into the game, FC Wil 1900's Pirmin Jäggi 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, 1-0. In the 12th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lionel Paly saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wim Wilmes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lionel Paly having to make a save. Lionel Paly 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 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Wil 1900's goalkeeper Lionel Paly, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tory Pryor in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arnout Reekers saved Netherlands from getting behind. Lionel Paly took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lionel Paly took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lionel Paly took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to FC Wil 1900 getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Friedrich Nietzsche hit a great ball. After 39 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Lars Meesters. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 47th minute of play forced FC Wil 1900's goalkeeper Lionel Paly to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The wind increased when Gijsbert ter Kruimer made the kick off in the second half. Lionel Paly showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 53rd minute of the match. FC Wil 1900's Lionel Paly proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save FC Wil 1900 from getting a goal against them. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Wil 1900's goalkeeper Lionel Paly, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pirmin Jäggi in the 63rd minute of the match. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Wil 1900's goalkeeper Lionel Paly, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lionel Paly having to interfere. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Téo Rosa in the 68th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Bas Tuitert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute, Friedrich Nietzsche hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute of the match, Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a very nice opportunity to score, but Lionel Paly was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Bas Tuitert lost his temper 81 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Netherlands fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 81st minute. Penalty! The referee gave FC Wil 1900 a penalty, 83 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Emilio De Luca, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Netherlands's Arnout Reekers. 2-1. With a little luck, FC Wil 1900's Lionel Paly got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. When FC Wil 1900's Téo Rosa, in the 88th 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 FC Wil 1900. Lionel Paly made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 90th minute. After 95 minutes of play, FC Wil 1900's Tory Pryor made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnout Reekers was left in no man's land by his defense there! Netherlands's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.