Challenge

ZENO ARENA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Utku Talha made the kick off and thus started the match. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Erhun Ünver. Erhun Ünver dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Gijsbert ter Kruimer charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gijsbert ter Kruimer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Utku Talha came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Utku Talha. Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Utku Talha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mikail Afacan got free with Arnout Reekers in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 24 minutes of play, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Erhun Ünver was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 26th minute, Baskın Üstünbay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erhun Ünver 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 28th minute. In the 42nd minute Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erhun Ünver saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Erhun Ünver showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 45th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Gustaaf Groeneveldt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erhun Ünver was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 46th minute of play forced ZENO's goalkeeper Erhun Ünver to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Netherlands were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Gijsbert ter Kruimer made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Gustaaf Groeneveldt notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of ZENO's Erhun Ünver. Erhun Ünver was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Utku Talha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Netherlands's goalie and right to Baskın Üstünbay. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Netherlands's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 59 minutes into the match, Baskın Üstünbay 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 Baskın Üstünbay was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. In the 62nd minute, Baskın Üstünbay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 65 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Egbert Nijveldt. In the 67th 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. Erhun Ünver made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Meesters in the 70th minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, ZENO's goalkeeper Erhun Ünver had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. In the 75th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Netherlands fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. With a little luck, ZENO's Erhun Ünver got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 94th match minute, ZENO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Utku Talha to maneuver through the defense.