ACR Olimpico
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Alvaro Sforza made the kick off and thus started the match. Netherlands's defense didn't have a chance, in the 4th minute, when Alvaro Sforza scored to the left of an out of position Arnout Reekers, making the score, 1-0. In the 8th minute Alvaro Sforza 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. Cristoforo Brillante 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. Cristoforo Brillante 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. Cristoforo Brillante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 18th minute of the match. Alvaro Sforza might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arnout Reekers. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alvaro Sforza ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Alvaro Sforza tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cristoforo Brillante didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from David Eikelkamp went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Ferdinando Caponera hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Cristoforo Brillante 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. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Netherlands from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 43rd minute of play forced AC Roma's goalkeeper Cristoforo Brillante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alvaro Sforza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fabiano Di Rocco's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 47thth minute, Arnout Reekers skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal.
The wind increased when Gijsbert ter Kruimer made the kick off in the second half. Bas Tuitert kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. 52 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Fabiano Di Rocco came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rd 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 56th minute of play forced AC Roma's goalkeeper Cristoforo Brillante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Sforza, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Gigi Chificeac charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gigi Chificeac the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 62 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AC Roma! In the 63rd minute there was a penalty for Netherlands. Gijsbert ter Kruimer stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cristoforo Brillante. 1-2. Kees Mooiweer kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Alvaro Sforza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Roma fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Cristoforo Brillante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Meesters in the 81st minute of the match. In the 81st minute Lars Meesters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Brillante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AC Roma's Cristoforo Brillante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Eikelkamp in the 88th minute of play. Wim Wilmes scored 2-3 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristoforo Brillante, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. AC Roma's defense didn't have a chance, in the 93rd minute, when Wim Wilmes scored to the left of an out of position Cristoforo Brillante, making the score, 2-4. Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristoforo Brillante having to interfere. 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.
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