Challenge

Arena Sanok
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark Drinkers Sanok's Tolek Topolski started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Witalis Jankowski fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dark Drinkers Sanok's protests and gave Witalis Jankowski a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Dark Drinkers Sanok's Witalis Jankowski got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Gilbert Osikowicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 8th minute of the match. After 14 played minutes, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gilbert Osikowicz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Netherlands reached it. Gustaaf Groeneveldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Gilbert Osikowicz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 20 minutes into the match, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gilbert Osikowicz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Dark Drinkers Sanok getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Wincent Pstrongowski hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the match, Dark Drinkers Sanok's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Gilbert Osikowicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Dark Drinkers Sanok was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksander Zacharczyk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gilbert Osikowicz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 31st minute, Lars Meesters hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Gustaaf Groeneveldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 40 played minutes Dark Drinkers Sanok got a freekick which was hit by Wincent Pstrongowski. After having played for 43 minutes, Gijsbert ter Kruimer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Netherlands's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gijsbert ter Kruimer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mikolaj Jaworski kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer tried to score from far away in the 47th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gijsbert ter Kruimer to make the kick off. Aleksander Zacharczyk kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Bas Tuitert kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wim Wilmes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Gilbert Osikowicz made a huge save. 61 minutes into the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gilbert Osikowicz. Dark Drinkers Sanok's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gijsbert ter Kruimer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Witalis Jankowski in the 68th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Witalis Jankowski in the 69th 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. Dark Drinkers Sanok were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Netherlands's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tolek Turak took the corner. Gilbert Osikowicz 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. After 74 minutes of play, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gilbert Osikowicz was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Netherlands booed when Dark Drinkers Sanok was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Witalis Jankowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gilbert Osikowicz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Wim Wilmes showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 78 minute of play. Gustaaf Groeneveldt might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gilbert Osikowicz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gustaaf Groeneveldt ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 88th minute, Wim Wilmes made a precise shot to the right of Gilbert Osikowicz. Dark Drinkers Sanok's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 93 minutes into the game, Gustaaf Groeneveldt recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gilbert Osikowicz. Gustaaf Groeneveldt showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-7. When the match was over Netherlands could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Dark Drinkers Sanok throughout the match.