Challenge

Schwanau
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edgar Hatman kicked off to start the match. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tobiasz Zbytniewski in the 3rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adnan Yenal saved SHADOW from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edgar Hatman in the 12th 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. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Dobromir Pierz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 27th minute of play forced SHADOW's goalkeeper Adnan Yenal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Netherlands from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maciej Mroczynski got free with Arnout Reekers in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 40 played minutes SHADOW got a freekick which was hit by Zula Pochorylo. In the 41st minute, Norbert Topolski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gijsbert ter Kruimer, 41 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Bas Tuitert kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gijsbert ter Kruimer to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer 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. Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer got a free kick in the 62nd minute. A collision led to SHADOW getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Boguslaw Dytrych hit a great ball. Gustaaf Groeneveldt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adnan Yenal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Tobiasz Zbytniewski 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 Tobiasz Zbytniewski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 71st minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adnan Yenal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dobromir Pierz, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Tobiasz Zbytniewski might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arnout Reekers. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tobiasz Zbytniewski ran back to his position shaking his head. Edgar Hatman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobiasz Zbytniewski in the 82nd minute of the match. Adnan Yenal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Meesters in the 86th minute of the match. After 94 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Wim Wilmes. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Hatman in the 95th minute of play. SHADOW were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Netherlands for a fine match.