Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with the kick off. Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kaká Ramos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 9th minute. A collision led to Xv de Piracicaba getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. 孟杰星 hit a great ball. Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Xv de Piracicaba getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Nenko Lanzhev hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 30 minutes, Kaká Ramos successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Min Son, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute Alfredo Rocchi 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. Kaká Ramos made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Wim Wilmes sent off a good shot on target. Xv de Piracicaba's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Wim Wilmes 37 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. With a little luck, Xv de Piracicaba's Kaká Ramos got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kaká Ramos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Meesters in the 45th minute of play. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Jeronimo Txatxu made the kick off in the second half. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Rocchi in the 56th minute of the match. 57 minutes into the match, Xv de Piracicaba's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Kaká Ramos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Ramon Menezes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kaká Ramos 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. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ramon Menezes in the 61st minute. If Alfredo Rocchi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Xv de Piracicaba's Jeronimo Txatxu. But to his dismay, Jeronimo Txatxu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Xv de Piracicaba's goalkeeper Kaká Ramos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 75th minute of play forced Xv de Piracicaba's goalkeeper Kaká Ramos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Xv de Piracicaba getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Alfredo Rocchi hit a great ball. In the 82nd match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wim Wilmes to maneuver through the defense. Alfredo Rocchi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kaká Ramos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 86th minute of play. Xv de Piracicaba's Kaká Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 87th minute of play. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeronimo Txatxu in the 91st minute of play. The Xv de Piracicaba players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Netherlands from taking control. The game ends in a draw.