Challenge

Atanasio Girardot
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Kang Wei Yue hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Arnout Reekers acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 9th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Kang Wei Yue. 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. Teodoro Peio was left in no man's land by his defense there! Teodoro Peio 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 18th minute. The Atlético Nacional fans' excitement grew in the 24th match minute when Atlético Nacional's Eric Oltean looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Eliseo Berasko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Arnout Reekers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teodoro Peio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Eikelkamp in the 29th minute of the match. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Atlético Nacional booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bas Tuitert didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kang Wei Yue blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arnout Reekers having to make a save. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Eliseo Berasko tried to sneak it across the goal line. Atlético Nacional's Teodoro Peio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 41st minute of play. Gustaaf Groeneveldt scored 1-2 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Teodoro Peio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Teodoro Peio 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 46th minute. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Atlético Nacional's goalkeeper Teodoro Peio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was the one to do the kick off. With his leg Teodoro Peio managed to avoid a goal in the 52ndth minute, when Netherlands's Lars Meesters fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience was convinced that Wim Wilmes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teodoro Peio was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. 55 minutes into the match, Atlético Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Meesters came free, but Teodoro Peio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eric Oltean fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Berasko in the 64th minute of play. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Atlético Nacional was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baldomero Rodas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Teodoro Peio 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. 76 minutes into the match, Atlético Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Teodoro Peio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 77th minute of play forced Atlético Nacional's goalkeeper Teodoro Peio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 78th minute. Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a great header on Netherlands's corner, it was just that Atlético Nacional's Teodoro Peio managed to reach the ball for a save. Atlético Nacional's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Lars Meesters scored to the left of an out of position Teodoro Peio, making the score, 1-3. In the 86th match minute, Atlético Nacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hao Li Yuan to maneuver through the defense. 87 minutes into the match, Atlético Nacional's goalkeeper Teodoro Peio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. Teodoro Peio made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Atlético Nacional's Josué Madureira got a free kick in the 91st minute. Teodoro Peio 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 94th minute. After 95 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Lars Meesters. In the 95th minute of the match Hao Li Yuan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arnout Reekers showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The Netherlands supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Netherlands would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.