Challenge

Estadio La Scaloneta
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the kick off in the first half of the match. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Izel, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Franco Moscatelli 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 4th minute. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilberto Izel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Franco Moscatelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 14th minute of play. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 19th match minute, La Scaloneta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baltasar Maurin to maneuver through the defense. 21 minutes into the match, La Scaloneta's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Franco Moscatelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to La Scaloneta getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Damian Eduino hit a great ball. In the 25th minute, Nicolás Blandi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Enrique Rozarius sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Kees Mooiweer got a free kick in the 32nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as La Scaloneta's Gilberto Izel slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arnout Reekers. That made the score 1-0 after 34 minutes of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gilberto Izel to make the kick off. If David Eikelkamp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 54th minute of the match, David Eikelkamp got a very nice opportunity to score, but Franco Moscatelli was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 58th minute, Leandro Mazuste hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Gijsbert ter Kruimer took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Franco Moscatelli to make any attempt to save it. The supporters of Netherlands booed when La Scaloneta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vinícius Junior didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gijsbert ter Kruimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Franco Moscatelli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wim Wilmes was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 77th minute. Netherlands's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 81st minute, David Eikelkamp 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. Gustaaf Groeneveldt's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Franco Moscatelli firmly grabbed it by the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gilberto Izel in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arnout Reekers saved Netherlands from getting behind. Wim Wilmes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Moscatelli having to interfere. Gustaaf Groeneveldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Franco Moscatelli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 93 minutes, Nicolás Blandi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Scaloneta and the Netherlands players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 93rd minute, Nicolás Blandi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Franco Moscatelli in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 95 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Scaloneta'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. Netherlands were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.