Challenge

Parque dos Trens
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Cipriano Abreu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Meesters in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. Wim Wilmes was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Casper Granqvist. But to his dismay, Casper Granqvist quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After 12 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Kees Mooiweer. In the 18th minute, Dalmo Soares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cipriano Abreu saved A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 from getting behind. Cipriano Abreu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 24th minute of the match. Cipriano Abreu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 29th minute of play. In the 34th minute Battal Cüneyt Türe 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. 42 minutes into the match, A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Cipriano Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cipriano Abreu 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 48th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Battal Cüneyt Türe was the one to do the kick off. A throw-in in the 59th minute of the game was made by Battal Cüneyt Türe with Dalmo Soares as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. A collision led to A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. José Augusto Prado hit a great ball. In the 62nd minute of the match Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cipriano Abreu skillfully saved the ball. Egbert Nijveldt's late challenge caught a A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Egbert Nijveldt helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egbert Nijveldt didn't get a good kick on the ball. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Vilhelm Tikka was substituted for Erivaldo Romero. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Sílvio Luís de Souza was substituted for Battal Cüneyt Türe. In the 68th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egbert Nijveldt to maneuver through the defense. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Netherlands's Egbert Nijveldt got his second yellow card of the match in the 75th minute. The referee ordered Egbert Nijveldt off the ground. After recieving a nice pass, A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Hernani Veloso tried to score from far away in the 76th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 79 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Gijsbert ter Kruimer. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 82 minutes Netherlands's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hernani Veloso who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Casper Granqvist got a free kick in the 84th minute. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Casper Granqvist in the 90th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vilhelm Tikka in the 93rd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 93 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Vilhelm Tikka sped through Netherlands's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arnout Reekers. The A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.