Challenge

Palo Alto Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomasz Sabatini took the kick off in the first half of the match. David Eikelkamp scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Filip Bronder, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Borys Piesciuk in the 8th minute of play. In the 11th minute Tomasz Sabatini 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. Filip Bronder 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 17th minute. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fedaykin of Arrakeen's goalkeeper Filip Bronder, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 26th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. Fedaykin of Arrakeen'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. Netherlands's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 27th minute. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Bogumil Zbydniewski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Filip Bronder came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Netherlands's Wim Wilmes. But to his dismay, Wim Wilmes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Gijsbert ter Kruimer hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. The Fedaykin of Arrakeen players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Netherlands were winning 1-2.

Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Borys Piesciuk in the 51st minute of play. In the 54th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bas Tuitert to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 58th minute of play forced Fedaykin of Arrakeen's goalkeeper Filip Bronder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filip Bronder made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Borys Piesciuk in the 64th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 75 minutes Netherlands's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Slawomir Wieloch who took care of the corner kick. Slawomir Wieloch made a great header on Fedaykin of Arrakeen's corner, it was just that Netherlands's Arnout Reekers managed to reach the ball for a save. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Borys Piesciuk in the 78th minute of play. In the 81st minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer 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. In the 85th minute Borys Piesciuk 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. Fedaykin of Arrakeen's Filip Bronder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 90th minute of play. Fedaykin of Arrakeen were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Netherlands for a fine match.