Challenge

Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bass Dost got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Red Bull Magnus's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Cláudio Bittencourt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Red Bull Magnus booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kees Mooiweer didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bass Dost in the 5th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 11 minutes into the match, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cláudio Bittencourt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 11 minutes of play, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cláudio Bittencourt was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Wim Wilmes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cláudio Bittencourt was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. The throw-in from Kees Mooiweer in the 18th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Red Bull Magnus's Leo de Carvalho. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bass Dost got free with Arnout Reekers in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bass Dost in the 24th minute of play. In the 31st minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Bittencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Red Bull Magnus's zone, Gijsbert ter Kruimer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cláudio Bittencourt came out of the goal and Gijsbert ter Kruimer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 35th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Bittencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Kees Mooiweer hit a great ball. The Red Bull Magnus players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Netherlands were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Gijsbert ter Kruimer made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Lars Meesters received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Cláudio Bittencourt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Red Bull Magnus's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Cláudio Bittencourt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cláudio Bittencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Eikelkamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 61 minutes into the game, Wim Wilmes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Cláudio Bittencourt was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kees Mooiweer's late challenge caught a Red Bull Magnus's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kees Mooiweer helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Red Bull Magnus booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kees Mooiweer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Red Bull Magnus's You Wei Xing was substituted for Felipe Araújo. Red Bull Magnus's Richard Hefter was substituted for Bass Dost. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Kees Mooiweer hit a great ball. Red Bull Magnus were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after Netherlands's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Amazigh Ghost took the corner. A well done corner resulted in Luisão Negri drilling the ball in to score 1-2 behind Netherlands's goalkeeper. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from You Wei Xing in the 83rd minute of play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cláudio Bittencourt having to interfere. 91 minutes into the match, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cláudio Bittencourt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Hefter in the 92nd minute of play. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Red Bull Magnus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amazigh Ghost didn't get a good kick on the ball.