Challenge

Monumental R. Mejia
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Gijsbert ter Kruimer made the kick off and thus started the match. 8 minutes into the match, River de Ramos Mejía's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Eleuterio Maureo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alejo Maties in the 11th minute of play. After having played for 13 minutes, Gustaaf Groeneveldt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Netherlands's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gustaaf Groeneveldt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alejo Maties in the 15th minute of play. Eleuterio Maureo 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. Eleuterio Maureo 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 18th minute. 19 minutes into the match, River de Ramos Mejía's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Eleuterio Maureo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eleuterio Maureo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th 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 Angelo Grabiel in the 28th minute of the match. Celestino Eli's late challenge caught a Netherlands's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Celestino Eli helped the player get up and apologised. After 31 played minutes River de Ramos Mejía got a freekick which was hit by Celestino Eli. Eleuterio Maureo 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 33rd minute. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 36th minute of play forced River de Ramos Mejía's goalkeeper Eleuterio Maureo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by River de Ramos Mejía's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was slow to take the kick. During this time Netherlands's players had a chance to rest. 39 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Grabiel came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eleuterio Maureo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 42nd minute of the match. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elliott Falcão in the 45th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Angelo Grabiel during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Gabriel-Omar Batistuta's late challenge caught a Netherlands's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gabriel-Omar Batistuta helped the player get up and apologised. Netherlands made a substitution. Sijmen Clous replaced Lars Meesters. In the 52nd match minute, River de Ramos Mejía was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel-Omar Batistuta to maneuver through the defense. In the 55th minute Alejo Maties 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejo Maties in the 55th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eleuterio Maureo made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Wim Wilmes sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, River de Ramos Mejía's Angelo Grabiel got a free kick in the 61st minute. Eleuterio Maureo 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 64th minute. 67 minutes into the match, River de Ramos Mejía's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Eleuterio Maureo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eleuterio Maureo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sijmen Clous, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute, River de Ramos Mejía's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. River de Ramos Mejía made a substitution. Gabriel Eguntsenti replaced Elliott Falcão. 80 minutes into the match, River de Ramos Mejía's goalkeeper Eleuterio Maureo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Eguntsenti in the 82nd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Eleuterio Maureo in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Gustaaf Groeneveldt took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Eleuterio Maureo to make any attempt to save it. When Celestino Eli was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 96 minutes had been played. Netherlands played a much better game than River de Ramos Mejía and deserved their victory. The River de Ramos Mejía players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.