Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. In the 7th match minute, KP Opel Kamień was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucjan Figlewski to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Netherlands booed when KP Opel Kamień was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radowit Juroszek didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iwan Mis in the 26th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Trond Langøy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Trond Langøy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. When Boguslaw Witek fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KP Opel Kamień's protests and gave Boguslaw Witek a yellow card for diving instead. Boguslaw Witek kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Arkadiusz Milan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Trond Langøy stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Stanislaw Iwanowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 54th minute. Stanislaw Iwanowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 54th minute. In the 58th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stanislaw Iwanowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. KP Opel Kamień's Stanislaw Iwanowski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save KP Opel Kamień from getting a goal against them. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute, Wim Wilmes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trond Langøy in the 70th minute of play. Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stanislaw Iwanowski having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wim Wilmes got free with Stanislaw Iwanowski in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stanislaw Iwanowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Meesters, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. KP Opel Kamień were victorious despite being under pressure from Netherlands for much of the match.