Challenge

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Jerome Ngake made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Meesters in the 5th minute of play. Benny Hill sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Benny Hill's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnout Reekers was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. The supporters of Netherlands booed when FC Draconia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Harald Sulems didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17th minute, Benny Hill 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. Jerome Ngake showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 35th match minute, FC Draconia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harald Sulems to maneuver through the defense. FC Draconia's Jerome Ngake played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th match minute, FC Draconia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Costandin to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. David Eikelkamp hit a great ball. Arnout Reekers was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Benny Hill showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 45 minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Benny Hill stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Jerome Ngake reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, FC Draconia's Jerome Ngake got control of the ball when Wim Wilmes tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 58th 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. In the 60th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kees Mooiweer to maneuver through the defense. Jerome Ngake 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. FC Draconia made a substitution. Joaquin Lekubegi replaced Benny Hill. 73 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquin Lekubegi came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paco Fernandez-Solino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, Kees Mooiweer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joaquin Lekubegi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Arnout Reekers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The FC Draconia support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.