Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cumali Neşat took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 6 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Mathijn Doctor. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Gust Ennemans hit a great ball. In the 10th 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. In the 17th minute, Wim Wilmes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bora Hazer was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Gust Ennemans made in the 21st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Gustaaf Groeneveldt immediately put the ball in play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wim Wilmes got free with Bora Hazer in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Bas Tuitert got a free kick in the 39th minute. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cumali Neşat in the 41st minute of play. When Cumali Neşat came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the A K Ç A Y ✔ 37 SK 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 Cumali Neşat couldn't finish the play. Zafer Musa hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Bora Hazer 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 52nd minute. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Cumali Neşat took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Arnout Reekers to make any attempt to save it. After 74 minutes, Wim Wilmes made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. A K Ç A Y ✔ 37 SK's Bora Hazer tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A K Ç A Y ✔ 37 SK's Bora Hazer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 76th minute of play. Cumali Neşat could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. Zafer Musa kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. A K Ç A Y ✔ 37 SK's Bora Hazer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 81st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Cumali Neşat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnout Reekers was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 85th minute of play forced A K Ç A Y ✔ 37 SK's goalkeeper Bora Hazer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yavuz Bülent Çalımbay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.