Challenge

Des. António Reis
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Lars Meesters recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zoltán Tálas in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arnout Reekers saved Netherlands from getting behind. Leal Simões 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 19th minute. In the 20th minute, Paulo Valadão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jānis Blūms could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. Netherlands's Wim Wilmes got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Wim Wilmes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Leal Simões tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jānis Blūms to make the kick off. A collision led to KINGS FC getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Zoltán Tálas hit a great ball. 53 minutes into the match, Bas Tuitert notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of KINGS FC's Leal Simões. Leal Simões was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gustaaf Groeneveldt's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Leal Simões firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jānis Blūms in the 70th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute of the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Leal Simões saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. KINGS FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 79th minute, when Gijsbert ter Kruimer scored to the left of an out of position Leal Simões, making the score, 0-2. KINGS FC made a substitution. Cássio Calçada replaced Jānis Blūms. In the 82nd match minute, KINGS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cássio Calçada to maneuver through the defense. KINGS FC's Leal Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 89th minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Cássio Calçada 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 Cássio Calçada was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The KINGS FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Netherlands's performance. The match ended with a win for Netherlands.