Challenge

Averstadium
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Silviu Novac made the kick off which started today's match. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Netherlands from getting a goal against them. In the 6th minute, Wim Wilmes 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. 9 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Brazilio Butt made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Östen Hedin in the 14th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brazilio Butt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Brazilio Butt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Östen Hedin in the 22nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Ulf Nordlander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnout Reekers was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. After 28 minutes of play, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Brazilio Butt was left in no man's land by his defense there! Brazilio Butt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 32nd minute of play. Saul Drew's late challenge caught a Netherlands's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saul Drew helped the player get up and apologised. Saul Drew kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silviu Novac, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind DIF LEEDS BK's goalkeeper Brazilio Butt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 37 minutes of play, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Brazilio Butt was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 42 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for DIF LEEDS BK!

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. With an all-out effort, Netherlands's Brazilio Butt threw himself towards the right post 52 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Gustaaf Groeneveldt hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. If Ulf Nordlander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 65 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Tanek Bobrowski came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ulf Nordlander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnout Reekers was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. DIF LEEDS BK's Brazilio Butt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save DIF LEEDS BK from getting a goal against them. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulf Nordlander in the 80th minute of the match. DIF LEEDS BK's Jesper Larsson was substituted for Mei Jie Feng. Gijsbert ter Kruimer struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Brazilio Butt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Netherlands. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Silviu Novac managed to get in a good position for a shot. DIF LEEDS BK's supporters rose to their feet, but Silviu Novac was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arnout Reekers breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Netherlands's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.