Challenge

Red Mountain Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Augusto Stephen kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Shen Yi Yuan saved Goblins F.C. from getting behind. In the 12thth minute of the game Edvard Carlsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Netherlands's Arnout Reekers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Shen Yi Yuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 14th minute of play. Augusto Stephen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Shen Yi Yuan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 22nd minute of play forced Goblins F.C.'s goalkeeper Shen Yi Yuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lars Meesters fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shen Yi Yuan having to interfere. Shen Yi Yuan came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt. But to his dismay, Gustaaf Groeneveldt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 27th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shen Yi Yuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Goblins F.C.'s Shen Yi Yuan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 29th minute of play. Gustaaf Groeneveldt scored 0-2 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Shen Yi Yuan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edvard Carlsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Luís Paulo Rosado kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After 45 minutes of play, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Shen Yi Yuan was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gijsbert ter Kruimer to make the kick off. Shen Yi Yuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 51st minute of play. If David Eikelkamp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shen Yi Yuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 59th minute of play. Shen Yi Yuan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Wim Wilmes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Shen Yi Yuan made a huge save. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edvard Carlsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shen Yi Yuan having to interfere. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. David Eikelkamp hit a great ball. When Luís Paulo Rosado was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 71 minutes had been played. Luís Paulo Rosado kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edvard Carlsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 78thth minute of the game Edvard Carlsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Netherlands's Arnout Reekers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 81 minutes, Shen Yi Yuan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Goblins F.C.'s Shen Yi Yuan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 82nd minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Wim Wilmes dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Shen Yi Yuan, 0-5. In the 88th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shen Yi Yuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th 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. Netherlands's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.