Challenge

Bet365 Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Gustaaf Groeneveldt notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of The Potters's Guillermo Diagur. Guillermo Diagur was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Through an outstanding action, after 8 minutes, Arnout Reekers successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Lars Meesters hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, The Potters's Ingvar Ostersen got a free kick in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 28th minute of play forced The Potters's goalkeeper Guillermo Diagur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 29 minutes The Potters's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gijsbert ter Kruimer who took care of the corner kick. In the 31st minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. The Potters's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that David Eikelkamp got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Guillermo Diagur quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a defensive mix-up in The Potters's zone, Wim Wilmes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guillermo Diagur came out of the goal and Wim Wilmes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 39th minute of play forced The Potters's goalkeeper Guillermo Diagur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. The Potters's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a great header on Netherlands's corner, it was just that The Potters's Guillermo Diagur managed to reach the ball for a save. Gijsbert ter Kruimer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Guillermo Diagur having to make a save. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Luca Langoni tried to sneak it across the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franck Parfelt in the 51st minute of the match. Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guillermo Diagur having to interfere. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franck Parfelt in the 56th minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Wim Wilmes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Guillermo Diagur made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Wim Wilmes sent off a good shot on target. Guillermo Diagur 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 0-2 in the 63 minute of play. 66 minutes into the game, Gustaaf Groeneveldt recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Guillermo Diagur. Gustaaf Groeneveldt showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. Egbert Nijveldt hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stephen Schledermann in the 73rd minute of play. A collision led to The Potters getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Franck Parfelt hit a great ball. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Langoni in the 78th minute of play. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Langoni in the 78th minute of play. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 81st match minute, The Potters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Piretti to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the match, The Potters's goalkeeper Guillermo Diagur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guillermo Diagur having to interfere. 89 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Stephen Schledermann came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute, Luca Langoni left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Potters fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. 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.