Challenge

Großberghofen
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sven Appenzeller got the match started through his kick off. Julius Aumann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julius Aumann 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 6th minute. 7 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sven Appenzeller. Julius Aumann 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 11th minute of play forced Großberghofen's goalkeeper Julius Aumann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julius Aumann. Großberghofen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gijsbert ter Kruimer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 17th 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: 0-2. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 24thth minute of the game Gijsbert ter Kruimer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Großberghofen's Julius Aumann was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 28th minute Edwin Eberl 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. 32 minutes into the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julius Aumann. Großberghofen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gijsbert ter Kruimer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 35th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julius Aumann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sven Appenzeller got free with Arnout Reekers in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 41st minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julius Aumann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 43th minute after Großberghofen's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. In the 44th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt 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: 0-4. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

After 50 played minutes Großberghofen got a freekick which was hit by Markus Bechert. When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Gustaaf Groeneveldt put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Julius Aumann. 54 minutes into the match, Netherlands's Lars Meesters sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julius Aumann narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edwin Eberl in the 57th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 1-5 when Janusz Zwingel sped through Netherlands's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edwin Eberl in the 60th minute of play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Julius Aumann, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Julius Aumann made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. Großberghofen'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. The corner led to Netherlands's Lars Meesters getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Janusz Zwingel in the 72nd minute of the match. Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven Appenzeller in the 75th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julius Aumann 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. Wim Wilmes might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julius Aumann. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wim Wilmes ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 79th minute of the match, Wim Wilmes tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Julius Aumann saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Julius Aumann 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. 86 minutes into the match, Großberghofen's goalkeeper Julius Aumann had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. Julius Aumann was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Gustaaf Groeneveldt capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gustaaf Groeneveldt really showed his touch with that goal: 1-7. The Netherlands players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.