Challenge

Estrella de Muerte
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arturo Christobal took the kick off in the first half of the match. András Tóth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 7th minute of the match. András Tóth didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's András Tóth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 14th minute of play. András Tóth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Meesters in the 18th minute of play. András Tóth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Meesters, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but András Tóth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg András Tóth saved StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18 from getting behind. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's Salvador Romelio. But to his dismay, Salvador Romelio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. András Tóth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvador Romelio in the 36th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gijsbert ter Kruimer to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 52 minutes, Gijsbert ter Kruimer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Netherlands's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gijsbert ter Kruimer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Wim Wilmes came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Netherlands 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 Wim Wilmes couldn't finish the play. András Tóth made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 56th minute. Salvador Gil hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. If Gustaaf Groeneveldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. András Tóth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Eikelkamp, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Lars Meesters sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arturo Christobal took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's Fulgencio Itzaina was substituted for Benedicto Cefero. After 73 minutes of play, StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's Christian Ashford made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnout Reekers was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 75thth minute of the game Arturo Christobal 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. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by Netherlands's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dionisio Hug was slow to take the kick. During this time StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's players had a chance to rest. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wim Wilmes got free with András Tóth in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. András Tóth made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 80th minute. Gustaaf Groeneveldt hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute, Salvador Romelio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnout Reekers was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. If Gustaaf Groeneveldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 90 minutes into the game, Salvador Romelio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Arnout Reekers was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Netherlands for a fine match.