Challenge

Neustadt Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benedicto Naelio. In the 7th minute David Eikelkamp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cankut Wakabayashi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cankut Wakabayashi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of David Eikelkamp's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Mathijn Doctor in the 8th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Dymarki Wejherowo's Korneliusz Trochowski. Mieszko Dombroski hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Cankut Wakabayashi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Eikelkamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cankut Wakabayashi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gijsbert ter Kruimer's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Dymarki Wejherowo's Cankut Wakabayashi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Meesters in the 25th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Dymarki Wejherowo's Pawel Dawidowicz seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Pawel Dawidowicz the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Dymarki Wejherowo protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Pawel Dawidowicz had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 28th minute of the game. One of Dymarki Wejherowo:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Netherlands:s goal. The referee gave Netherlands a penalty, 30 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Gijsbert ter Kruimer, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Dymarki Wejherowo's Cankut Wakabayashi. 0-1. Bas Tuitert made in the 34th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Dymarki Wejherowo's Korneliusz Trochowski.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wojciech Winograd to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Wim Wilmes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Netherlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Wim Wilmes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cankut Wakabayashi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gust Ennemans hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Dymarki Wejherowo's Korneliusz Trochowski got a free kick in the 59th minute. Dymarki Wejherowo's Cankut Wakabayashi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 61st minute of play. Dymarki Wejherowo made a substitution. Maxi Kutas replaced Radoslaw Kostrzewa. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Cankut Wakabayashi in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Dymarki Wejherowo's Cankut Wakabayashi got control of the ball when Wim Wilmes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Netherlands were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Dymarki Wejherowo's much stronger midfield.