Challenge

Zeus Everest Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with the kick off. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Concetto Chelodi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Netherlands's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Concetto Chelodi was slow to take the kick. During this time Esquadrão Lusitano's players had a chance to rest. Concetto Chelodi made a great header on Esquadrão Lusitano's corner, it was just that Netherlands's Arnout Reekers managed to reach the ball for a save. When Saúl Aires, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 11 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Arnout Reekers was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Edwin Almodovar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Meesters, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 17 minutes of play, Netherlands's David Eikelkamp made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edwin Almodovar was left in no man's land by his defense there! Netherlands's Arnout Reekers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Netherlands from getting a goal against them. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Concetto Chelodi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute Concetto Chelodi 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. Esquadrão Lusitano's Edwin Almodovar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 28th minute of play. Edwin Almodovar 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. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefan Niziolek in the 34th minute of the match. Gustaaf Groeneveldt kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. The Esquadrão Lusitano players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Netherlands were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Concetto Chelodi was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free with the goalkeeper in the 56th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Edwin Almodovar could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Everton Cebollero in the 58th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edwin Almodovar didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 61st minute, which inside left pole to 0-2. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Concetto Chelodi in the 65th minute of the match. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Concetto Chelodi, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Esquadrão Lusitano were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after Netherlands's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Concetto Chelodi took the corner. Stefan Niziolek hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the match, Everton Cebollero 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 Everton Cebollero was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Edwin Almodovar 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 84th minute. In the 85th minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. Gustaaf Groeneveldt's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Edwin Almodovar firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 94th minute David Eikelkamp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin Almodovar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefan Niziolek in the 96th minute of play. Edwin Almodovar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wim Wilmes in the 97th minute. 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.