Challenge

ESTADIO LIBERTADORES
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gijsbert ter Kruimer got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th 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: 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erik Huang during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Erik Huang hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Baykan Erincer 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 17th minute. 23 minutes into the match, DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Baykan Erincer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wim Wilmes struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Baykan Erincer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Netherlands. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Kazimierz Traczewski sent off a good shot on target. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Akakios Kountouratzis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Meesters in the 45th minute of play forced DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goalkeeper Baykan Erincer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Garth Burrell made a kick off. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 58th minute after DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. After taking down the ball on Netherlands's corner Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Baykan Erincer quite easily take care of the ball. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kazimierz Traczewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kazimierz Traczewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Gijsbert ter Kruimer took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Baykan Erincer to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Baykan Erincer in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Baykan Erincer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 75th minute of play. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kazimierz Traczewski in the 79th minute of play. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Akakios Kountouratzis in the 80th minute of play. 0-3 became the score in the 83rd minute when Wim Wilmes elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 85 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Bas Tuitert. 86 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Wilbur Bain came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Wilbur Bain notched a goal, 1-3, 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. In the 91st match minute, DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Khairil Swee to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Wilbur Bain hit a great ball. 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.