Challenge

Tullidos Stadium
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Currito Torrente 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 5th minute. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laurgain Ruiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Currito Torrente made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 13th minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laurgain Ruiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Gustaaf Groeneveldt got in the 23rd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Currito Torrente handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. After 23rd play minutes Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Currito Torrente and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 26th minute Laurgain Ruiz 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Meesters in the 29th minute of play forced Tullidos FC's goalkeeper Currito Torrente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lars Meesters sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Currito Torrente 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 34th minute. 38 minutes into the game, Egbert Nijveldt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Netherlands's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tullidos FC the free kick. In the 38th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egbert Nijveldt to maneuver through the defense. When Laurgain Ruiz came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Tullidos FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Laurgain Ruiz couldn't finish the play. In the 45th minute, Laurgain Ruiz 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. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 51st minute of play forced Tullidos FC's goalkeeper Currito Torrente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute of the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Currito Torrente saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 58 minutes into the match, Tullidos FC's Laurgain Ruiz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnout Reekers narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Wim Wilmes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Currito Torrente having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Tullidos FC's Etxepare Lermo got a free kick in the 67th minute. Lars Meesters received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Currito Torrente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rios Feria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the match, Tullidos FC's Laurgain Ruiz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnout Reekers narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 73rd minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Currito Torrente saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Currito Torrente 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 75th minute. 76 minutes into the match, Tullidos FC's goalkeeper Currito Torrente had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wim Wilmes. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Tullidos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. John Herrera didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 78 minutes, Gustaaf Groeneveldt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Netherlands's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gustaaf Groeneveldt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tullidos FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Wim Wilmes scored to the left of an out of position Currito Torrente, making the score, 0-2. In the 88th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustaaf Groeneveldt to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th match minute, Tullidos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pudes Colillas to maneuver through the defense. A long shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 90th minute of play was well struck, but Currito Torrente made a really good save at the right post. The audience was convinced that Laurgain Ruiz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnout Reekers was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. 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.