Challenge

Cura Land
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Jiang Lei 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 4th minute. Arnout Reekers was a little too slow when Alfred Pawelczyk got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 1-0. The supporters of Cura del Futbol booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gust Ennemans didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jiang Lei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 14th minute of the match. Jiang Lei 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 17th minute of play forced Cura del Futbol's goalkeeper Jiang Lei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jiang Lei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 22nd minute of play forced Cura del Futbol's goalkeeper Jiang Lei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Cura del Futbol's Ladislao Calisto got a free kick in the 24th minute. Jiang Lei 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 Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 37th minute of play forced Cura del Futbol's goalkeeper Jiang Lei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Gust Ennemans hit a great ball. In the 40th minute, Wim Wilmes made a precise shot to the right of Jiang Lei. Cura del Futbol's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfred Pawelczyk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wim Wilmes kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfred Pawelczyk to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Cura del Futbol's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Meesters came free, but Jiang Lei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jiang Lei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Meesters in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. Cura del Futbol's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience was convinced that Gijsbert ter Kruimer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jiang Lei was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Wim Wilmes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Jiang Lei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 76 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Alfred Pawelczyk came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jiang Lei 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 79th minute. Cura del Futbol's Jiang Lei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 86th minute of play. Jiang Lei 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 88th minute. In the 90th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gust Ennemans to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew the final whistle, Cura del Futbol could leave the field as winners, despite Netherlands having more of the ball for most of the match.