Challenge

Estadio Gavà
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, 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. Mazuste Flores in the 3rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Arnout Reekers, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mazuste Flores in the 8th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute, Mathijn Doctor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 10thth minute of the game Cheng Le Xing who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Netherlands's Arnout Reekers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gust Ennemans made in the 12th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by F.C. Sant Sabo's Wawrzyniec Kochanowski. Raúl Dagora took the ball and in the 13 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 2-0. Eugenio Molina 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. 16 minutes into the game, Gijsbert ter Kruimer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Eugenio Molina was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 21st minute Mazuste Flores 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. In the 22nd minute Mazuste Flores 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. Arnout Reekers was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mazuste Flores showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 25 minute of play. Mathijn Doctor hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the match, F.C. Sant Sabo's Andreu Buenafuente broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Eugenio Molina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 38th minute of play. Gust Ennemans got a throw-in 40 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. When Gijsbert ter Kruimer came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Netherlands fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gijsbert ter Kruimer couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The wind increased when Cheng Le Xing made the kick off in the second half. Raúl Dagora hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cheng Le Xing in the 57th minute of the match. Eugenio Molina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 58th minute of the match. The Netherlands fans' excitement grew in the 60th match minute when Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 63rd match minute, F.C. Sant Sabo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raúl Dagora to maneuver through the defense. Gustaaf Groeneveldt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Eugenio Molina made a huge save. Eugenio Molina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 71st minute of play. 79 minutes into the game, Gustaaf Groeneveldt recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Eugenio Molina. Gustaaf Groeneveldt showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-3. A sloppy throw-in by Yu Bin Zheng in the 83rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Netherlands's Mathijn Doctor. With a little luck, F.C. Sant Sabo's Eugenio Molina got control of the ball when Wim Wilmes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eugenio Molina having to interfere. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cheng Le Xing in the 93rd minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cheng Le Xing, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Wim Wilmes was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 96th 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. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Netherlands walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.