Challenge

Stadio Montesacro
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. 曲松康 started the match with the kick off. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Netherlands from getting a goal against them. Arnout Reekers was a little too slow when Aldo Ianni got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 1-0. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Netherlands from getting a goal against them. Buğrahan Vecih blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arnout Reekers having to make a save. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Buğrahan Vecih, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 15th minute of play forced Talenti Roma Calcio's goalkeeper Christophe Rau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 16 minutes, Arnout Reekers successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After some careless play in the Talenti Roma Calcio defense, Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Christophe Rau. The Talenti Roma Calcio fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Christophe Rau should have stopped the shot. Gustaaf Groeneveldt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 24 minutes into the match, Talenti Roma Calcio's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Christophe Rau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christophe Rau 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. In the 27th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christophe Rau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 28th minute. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Buğrahan Vecih in the 30th minute of the match. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Buğrahan Vecih in the 30th minute of play. Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 33rd minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christophe Rau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Talenti Roma Calcio defense, Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Christophe Rau. The Talenti Roma Calcio fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Christophe Rau should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Talenti Roma Calcio's Zdzislaw Gierlach got a free kick in the 39th minute. After 43 minutes Talenti Roma Calcio's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gijsbert ter Kruimer who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Gustaaf Groeneveldt got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Christophe Rau quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gijsbert ter Kruimer to strike the kick off in the second half. Lars Meesters blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Christophe Rau having to make a save. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Buğrahan Vecih, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 曲松康 struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Arnout Reekers didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Talenti Roma Calcio. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute Aldo Ianni 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. Alberto Lupo hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. The supporters of Talenti Roma Calcio booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egbert Nijveldt didn't get a good kick on the ball. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 79th minute, but Christophe Rau got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Talenti Roma Calcio hanging dry this time. Christophe Rau made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 81st minute. Christophe Rau made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 88th minute. Talenti Roma Calcio made a substitution. Fabiano Palmucci replaced Buğrahan Vecih. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 曲松康, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Netherlands walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.