Challenge

Gillete Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Wim Wilmes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gerrit Hardering. New England Patriots's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wim Wilmes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. New England Patriots's Gerrit Hardering played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 7th minute of play. Gerrit Hardering showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 7th minute of the match. Gerrit Hardering didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 11 minutes into the match, New England Patriots's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Meesters came free, but Gerrit Hardering reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Didi Castro in the 12th minute. Gerrit Hardering made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Eikelkamp in the 17th minute of play. Gerrit Hardering stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of David Eikelkamp's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. 20 minutes into the match, New England Patriots's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Gerrit Hardering reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to New England Patriots getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Fellipe Penha hit a great ball. After having played for 25 minutes, Didi Castro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. New England Patriots's supporters crossed their fingers, but Didi Castro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 31st minute of play forced New England Patriots's goalkeeper Gerrit Hardering to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. David Eikelkamp scored 0-3 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gerrit Hardering, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gerrit Hardering showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Meesters in the 36th minute of the match. The supporters of Netherlands booed when New England Patriots was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio Queiroz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 48th minute, Wim Wilmes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Netherlands fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Robertinho Teodorowski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cássio Queiroz during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, New England Patriots's Cássio Queiroz got a free kick in the 59th minute. Gerrit Hardering took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Meesters, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Didi Castro in the 66th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wim Wilmes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gerrit Hardering having to make a save. Gerrit Hardering took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gerrit Hardering made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 69th minute of play. Arnout Reekers didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sahnoyan Şah went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robertinho Teodorowski in the 81st minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, New England Patriots's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Gerrit Hardering reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Didi Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Gerrit Hardering 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. 89 minutes into the game, New England Patriots's Robertinho Teodorowski 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, 2-5. David Eikelkamp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Gerrit Hardering made a huge save. 98 minutes into the game, Robertinho Teodorowski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-5. Arnout Reekers was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.