Challenge

Estádio Jonas Lopes
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when José de Queirós took the kick off in the first half of the match. Luís Eduardo Garcia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 11 minutes into the game, Erivaldo Maia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Arnout Reekers was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 13 played minutes Guadalupe FC got a freekick which was hit by Cléber Ramos. 15 minutes into the match, Guadalupe FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Luís Eduardo Garcia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hílton Pernambucano, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Luís Eduardo Garcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 28th minute of the match. Hílton Pernambucano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Luís Lopes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Luís Lopes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guadalupe FC's Luís Eduardo Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 38th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 40th minute by Hílton Pernambucano got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 44th minute Hílton Pernambucano 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. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Egbert Nijveldt got a free kick in the 47th minute. If Pedro Luís Lopes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gijsbert ter Kruimer to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erivaldo Maia in the 54th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes into the match, José de Queirós had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José de Queirós was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After a rather tough play, Guadalupe FC's Gerson Dionísio got a free kick in the 64th minute. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Guilherme Vides in the 66th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Egbert Nijveldt got a free kick in the 70th minute. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Guilherme Vides in the 71st minute of play. Guadalupe FC's Luís Eduardo Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 75th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Hílton Pernambucano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Guadalupe FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hílton Pernambucano 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 Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Guilherme Vides in the 84th minute of play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Eduardo Garcia having to interfere. 97 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luís Eduardo Garcia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Guadalupe FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.