Challenge

Stadio Cornaredo
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute of the match, Jakub Waselenczuk tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Arnout Reekers saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A collision led to FC Lugano getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Alexander Testa hit a great ball. Godo Gøl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Eikelkamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the game, Jack Saunders recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Arnout Reekers. Jack Saunders showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 16th minute of play forced FC Lugano's goalkeeper Godo Gøl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nepomuk Schyder in the 18th minute of the match. Godo Gøl 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 19th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 20th minute of play forced FC Lugano's goalkeeper Godo Gøl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute Lars Meesters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Godo Gøl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Lugano's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was slow to take the kick. During this time Netherlands's players had a chance to rest. Egbert Nijveldt made a great header on Netherlands's corner, it was just that FC Lugano's Godo Gøl managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 25th minute, Alexander Testa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zhao Le Sen's late challenge caught a Netherlands's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zhao Le Sen helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Netherlands booed when FC Lugano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zhao Le Sen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gustaaf Groeneveldt scored 1-1 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Godo Gøl, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Godo Gøl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Godo Gøl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Eikelkamp, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Godo Gøl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Eikelkamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the FC Lugano defense, David Eikelkamp kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Godo Gøl. The FC Lugano fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Godo Gøl should have stopped the shot. The FC Lugano players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Netherlands were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Gijsbert ter Kruimer made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Wim Wilmes dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Godo Gøl, 1-3. In the 54th minute, Jack Saunders ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnout Reekers was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. With a little luck, FC Lugano's Godo Gøl got control of the ball when Wim Wilmes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Godo Gøl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 66th minute of play. When FC Lugano's Jack Saunders in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Netherlands's goalie prevented a goal. FC Lugano's Godo Gøl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 71st minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nepomuk Schyder, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Godo Gøl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 75th minute of the match. After 90 minutes of play, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Godo Gøl was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC Lugano made a substitution. Julio Palluzzi replaced Garnier Nüesch.