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Match Report
AHL Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd 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. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind León FC's goalkeeper Ponc Gómez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. León FC's Ponc Gómez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 12th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt made a precise shot to the right of Ponc Gómez. León FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Ponc Gómez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Meesters in the 18th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Galsino Barba in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arnout Reekers saved Netherlands from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Martino Escurza during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Martino Escurza hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the match, Gustaaf Groeneveldt notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of León FC's Ponc Gómez. Ponc Gómez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. León FC's Ponc Gómez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 28th minute of play. Gustaaf Groeneveldt scored 0-3 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ponc Gómez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gust Ennemans charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gust Ennemans the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of León FC booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gust Ennemans didn't get a good kick on the ball. 37 minutes into the match, León FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Ponc Gómez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ponc Gómez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Galsino Barba in the 42nd minute. The León FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Netherlands were winning 1-4.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Galsino Barba made a kick off. After a rather tough play, León FC's Iñigo Pedrosa got a free kick in the 51st minute. Ponc Gómez 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. In the 57th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ponc Gómez. The goal made the score 1-5. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Galsino Barba, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Galsino Barba in the 65th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Gustaaf Groeneveldt could shoot a difficult shot in the 73rd minute, which Ponc Gómez however easily saved by the left post. León FC made a substitution. Espiridion Manrique replaced Iñigo Pedrosa. León FC made a substitution. Eleazar Gasso replaced Martino Escurza. Ponc Gómez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 78th minute. León FC's Ponc Gómez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save León FC from getting a goal against them. 80 minutes into the match, León FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Ponc Gómez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, Wim Wilmes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ponc Gómez. León FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wim Wilmes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. After some careless play in the León FC defense, Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ponc Gómez. The León FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ponc Gómez should have stopped the shot.
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