Challenge

Santiago of Greenpi
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dong Ping made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Wim Wilmes hit a great ball. Mariusz Pochorylo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Gustaaf Groeneveldt scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mariusz Pochorylo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 12 minutes into the match, KS Greenpi's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Mariusz Pochorylo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The nice shot from Dong Ping in the 18thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Arnout Reekers had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Netherlands's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Stanislaw Rzeszutek was slow to take the kick. During this time KS Greenpi's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wieslaw Fink in the 19th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Wim Wilmes notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of KS Greenpi's Mariusz Pochorylo. Mariusz Pochorylo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 38 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislaw Rzeszutek came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mariusz Pochorylo 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. Wim Wilmes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mariusz Pochorylo having to interfere. Mariusz Pochorylo 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. After the first half Netherlands were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a kick off. After 52 played minutes KS Greenpi got a freekick which was hit by Wieslaw Fink. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gijsbert ter Kruimer got free with Mariusz Pochorylo in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 56 minutes into the game, Edmund Hajder cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Arnout Reekers was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. KS Greenpi made a substitution. Deng Kang Kang replaced Dong Ping. Thanks to some nice moves Wim Wilmes could shoot a difficult shot in the 62nd minute, which Mariusz Pochorylo however easily saved by the left post. After 63 minutes, Wieslaw Fink mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KS Greenpi and the Netherlands players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 67th minute Deng Kang Kang 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. If Gustaaf Groeneveldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gijsbert ter Kruimer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If David Eikelkamp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With an all-out effort, Netherlands's Mariusz Pochorylo threw himself towards the right post 80 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt suffered a concussion after 84 minutes and had to leave the field. Netherlands made a substitution. Bart Zomerhuis replaced Gustaaf Groeneveldt. Mariusz Pochorylo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Meesters in the 88th minute of the match. Bart Zomerhuis received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mariusz Pochorylo came out and tried to block the shot, but Bart Zomerhuis slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 96th minute. When the final whistle sounded Netherlands left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than KS Greenpi.