Challenge

Catino Pometino
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) PomeziaRamblers's Metin Tekin 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. In the 3rd minute, Wim Wilmes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by PomeziaRamblers's Metin Tekin. But to his dismay, Metin Tekin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in PomeziaRamblers's zone, Gijsbert ter Kruimer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ramón Abreu came out of the goal and Gijsbert ter Kruimer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Netherlands from getting a goal against them. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Netherlands from getting a goal against them. Andrea Tofani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. In the 18th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramón Abreu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrea Tofani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Tofani in the 21st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrea Tofani got free with Arnout Reekers in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Meesters in the 28th minute of play forced PomeziaRamblers's goalkeeper Ramón Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 30th minute of play forced PomeziaRamblers's goalkeeper Ramón Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Scibilia in the 32nd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, PomeziaRamblers's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Ramón Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Netherlands's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 34th minute. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Metin Tekin in the 37th minute of play. Ramón Abreu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bruno Scibilia got free with Arnout Reekers in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 47 minutes, Andrea Tofani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PomeziaRamblers and the Netherlands players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 47th minute, Andrea Tofani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was the one to do the kick off. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrea Tofani in the 51st minute of play. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Scibilia, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Scibilia in the 64th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Scibilia, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. 69 minutes into the game, PomeziaRamblers's Andrea Tofani nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnout Reekers made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. The nice shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 73rdth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Ramón Abreu had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after PomeziaRamblers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Ramón Abreu in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the PomeziaRamblers defense, Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ramón Abreu. The PomeziaRamblers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ramón Abreu should have stopped the shot. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Scibilia in the 83rd minute of play. Ramón Abreu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bas Tuitert in the 85th minute of play. PomeziaRamblers's Bruno Scibilia got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 92 minutes into the game, PomeziaRamblers's Andrea Tofani nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnout Reekers made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. PomeziaRamblers's Ramón Abreu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save PomeziaRamblers from getting a goal against them. When the referee blew the final whistle, PomeziaRamblers could leave the field as winners, despite Netherlands having more of the ball for most of the match.