Challenge

Stars Dome
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joop Mesmaeckers started the match with the kick off. Eser Şemsi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 5th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as All Stars Gent's Michael Cuelens slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arnout Reekers. That made the score 1-0 after 6 minutes of play. Through an outstanding action, after 10 minutes, Arnout Reekers successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to All Stars Gent getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Didier Beekman hit a great ball. Christiaan Elsen's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 23rdth minute, Arnout Reekers skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ray Van Aarschot charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ray Van Aarschot the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to All Stars Gent getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Ray Van Aarschot hit a great ball. In the 28th minute of the match Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eser Şemsi skillfully saved the ball. Eser Şemsi 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 32nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eser Şemsi saved All Stars Gent from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lars Meesters in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eser Şemsi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michael Cuelens, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Eser Şemsi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 46th minute of the match.

55 minutes into the match, All Stars Gent's goal looked a bit too open when David Eikelkamp came free, but Eser Şemsi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 56th minute of play forced All Stars Gent's goalkeeper Eser Şemsi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute Michael Cuelens 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. 61 minutes into the match, Christiaan Elsen notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Netherlands's Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Eser Şemsi 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. After some careless play in the All Stars Gent defense, Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eser Şemsi. The All Stars Gent fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eser Şemsi should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joop Mesmaeckers in the 70th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute Michael Cuelens 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. In the 73rd minute of the match All Stars Gent got a corner. Netherlands's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Christiaan Elsen ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led All Stars Gent's Christiaan Elsen to fire away a dangerous shot which Arnout Reekers despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 76th minute of the match, Wim Wilmes tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eser Şemsi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joop Mesmaeckers in the 80th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michael Cuelens in the 81st minute of the match. All Stars Gent were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after Netherlands's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Christiaan Elsen took the corner. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael Cuelens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute of the match All Stars Gent got a corner. Netherlands's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Christiaan Elsen ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led All Stars Gent's Christiaan Elsen to fire away a dangerous shot which Arnout Reekers despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A hard and well directed shot from Christiaan Elsen led 86 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 4-1. After some careless play in the Netherlands defense, Michael Cuelens kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arnout Reekers. The Netherlands fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arnout Reekers should have stopped the shot. Netherlands's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because All Stars Gent had won, even though Netherlands had held more of the ball.