Challenge

Pont del Petroli BDN
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabian Lorencio started the match with the kick off. Filomeno Benedicto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Meesters in the 5th minute of the match. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Lorencio in the 8th minute of the match. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sheldon Cooper in the 18th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filomeno Benedicto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 21 minutes of play, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Filomeno Benedicto was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 27th minute of the match SISTRELLS got a corner. Netherlands's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mateo Primeiro ran over to the corner to take the kick. SISTRELLS's Aya Contreras was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Arnout Reekers in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Filomeno Benedicto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 29th minute of the match. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Lorencio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Lorencio in the 42nd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 47th minute of the game. One of SISTRELLS:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Netherlands:s goal. In the 48th minute there was a penalty for Netherlands. Gijsbert ter Kruimer stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Filomeno Benedicto. 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

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. Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fabian Lorencio in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnout Reekers prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Filomeno Benedicto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th match minute, SISTRELLS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anacleto Perpiñán to maneuver through the defense. Wim Wilmes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Filomeno Benedicto made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wim Wilmes in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Filomeno Benedicto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Filomeno Benedicto was a little too slow when Gijsbert ter Kruimer got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 0-3. Filomeno Benedicto was out of position in the 66 minute of play, and Wim Wilmes capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Wim Wilmes really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. 72 minutes into the match, SISTRELLS's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Filomeno Benedicto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SISTRELLS's Aita Yeste got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Mathijn Doctor got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 76th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mathijn Doctor to maneuver through the defense. Mateo Primeiro took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Filomeno Benedicto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 79th minute. Filomeno Benedicto made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Wim Wilmes sent off a good shot on target. Filomeno Benedicto 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 83rd minute. SISTRELLS's Albert Alcalde was substituted for Mateo Primeiro. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by SISTRELLS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was slow to take the kick. During this time Netherlands's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Gijsbert ter Kruimer got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Filomeno Benedicto quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 88th minute Sheldon Cooper 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. Filomeno Benedicto made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Wim Wilmes sent off a good shot on target. After 91 minutes, Bas Tuitert mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Netherlands and the SISTRELLS players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Netherlands fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 90th minute. Penalty! Filomeno Benedicto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 95th minute of the match. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albert Alcalde in the 97th minute of play.