Challenge

Estadio do Dragao
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joaquim Teves kicked off to start the match. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nate Calas in the 4th minute. Enzo Morais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Meesters in the 7th minute of play. Xavier Sabrosa made in the 10th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Netherlands's David Eikelkamp. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arkadiusz Oborski in the 12th minute of play. ZEZOM TEAM's Enzo Morais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 14th minute of play. Adolfo Azeari hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. ZEZOM TEAM's Enzo Morais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 16th minute of play. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by ZEZOM TEAM'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. In the 19th minute, ZEZOM TEAM's Nate Calas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. After having played for 23 minutes, Wim Wilmes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Netherlands's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wim Wilmes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joaquim Teves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. Enzo Morais 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 26th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Nate Calas 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 Nate Calas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 34th minute of play forced ZEZOM TEAM's goalkeeper Enzo Morais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enzo Morais 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 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joaquim Teves in the 37th minute. Nate Calas kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Lars Meesters scored 3-1 in the 48th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Enzo Morais, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a kick off. Mujahid Namasivayam kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd 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 Enzo Morais having to interfere. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nate Calas in the 55th minute of play. Wim Wilmes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enzo Morais having to interfere. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Teves in the 64th minute of the match. Armando Mascarenhas hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Enzo Morais made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent off a good shot on target. Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Enzo Morais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wim Wilmes, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolfo Azeari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the match, ZEZOM TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Enzo Morais reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ZEZOM TEAM made a substitution. Julian Pyrzyce replaced Arkadiusz Oborski. In the 79th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enzo Morais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egbert Nijveldt to maneuver through the defense. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nate Calas in the 92nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Eikelkamp in the 96th minute of play forced ZEZOM TEAM's goalkeeper Enzo Morais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. ZEZOM TEAM were victorious despite being under pressure from Netherlands for much of the match.