Challenge

The Duck Pen
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Perry Van Mechelen kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Real Death Ducks's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Silvério Andrade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Perry Van Mechelen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eddy Horner kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. When Lars Meesters fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Netherlands's protests and gave Lars Meesters a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Real Death Ducks's Glenn Houghton got a free kick in the 15th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Real Death Ducks's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Silvério Andrade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 23 minutes Real Death Ducks's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gijsbert ter Kruimer who took care of the corner kick. Wim Wilmes made a great header on Netherlands's corner, it was just that Real Death Ducks's Silvério Andrade managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 25th minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Silvério Andrade in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Primitivo Heli, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. A collision led to Real Death Ducks getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Glenn Houghton hit a great ball. Silvério Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 30th minute of play. When Lars Meesters came up free with the goalie in the 36th 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 Lars Meesters couldn't finish the play. Silvério Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. Real Death Ducks's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a great header on Netherlands's corner, it was just that Real Death Ducks's Silvério Andrade managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 41st minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. Real Death Ducks's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran over to the corner to take the kick. Silvério Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 43rd minute of the match. If Primitivo Heli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 58th minute of play forced Real Death Ducks's goalkeeper Silvério Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Death Ducks's goalkeeper Silvério Andrade, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wim Wilmes got free with Silvério Andrade in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gustaaf Groeneveldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Silvério Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Real Death Ducks's Georgi Kinkladze got a free kick in the 69th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Noh Ning came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lars Meesters received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Silvério Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 77 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Perry Van Mechelen sped through Netherlands's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arnout Reekers. Real Death Ducks's Brynn Turnbull was substituted for Guo Xun. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Lars Meesters managed to get in a good position for a shot. Netherlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Lars Meesters was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Silvério Andrade breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Through an outstanding action, after 85 minutes, Silvério Andrade 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 Primitivo Heli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute Primitivo Heli 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. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Primitivo Heli in the 93rd minute of play. Real Death Ducks's Silvério Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 94th minute of play.