Challenge

Ruscova
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Çetin Kantürk took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 10th minute Lars Meesters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Eikelkamp was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After a defensive mix-up in Netherlands's zone, Fausto Ferrante stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal and Fausto Ferrante tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Mathijn Doctor hit a great ball. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fausto Ferrante in the 18th minute of play. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fausto Ferrante in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Ferrante in the 21st minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gijsbert ter Kruimer scored 0-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Helmuth Duckadam, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gustaaf Groeneveldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Helmuth Duckadam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Çetin Kantürk tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 39th minute Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Ferrante in the 43rd minute of the match.

Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Çetin Kantürk in the 51st minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fausto Ferrante, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Ferrante came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Çetin Kantürk in the 62nd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Çetin Kantürk left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Ruscova fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Helmuth Duckadam made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wim Wilmes in the 69th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcu Iovan during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Marcu Iovan kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. FC Ruscova made a substitution. Gavril Sichitiu replaced Algot Walroth. After 71 played minutes FC Ruscova got a freekick which was hit by Marcu Iovan. Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer took a good shot, in the 73rd minute, which hit the crossbar above Helmuth Duckadam's head, and flew over the goal. FC Ruscova's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Netherlands. Gustaaf Groeneveldt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Helmuth Duckadam made a huge save. Helmuth Duckadam made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, FC Ruscova's Gavril Sichitiu got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.