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Match Report
Old Santa Cruz
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, Gustaaf Groeneveldt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Samuel De Pablo. Industrial United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gustaaf Groeneveldt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 8th minute Robert Kaminski 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. After a rather tough play, Industrial United's Mundo Rosas got a free kick in the 9th minute. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Kaminski in the 12th minute of the match. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Netherlands from getting a goal against them. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mundo Rosas, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Robert Kaminski could shoot a difficult shot in the 17th minute, which Arnout Reekers however easily saved by the left post. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Kaminski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Samuel De Pablo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Wim Wilmes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel De Pablo having to interfere. Samuel De Pablo 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 32nd minute. Netherlands's David Eikelkamp was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Samuel De Pablo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Samuel De Pablo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Wim Wilmes came up free with the goalie in the 39th 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 Wim Wilmes couldn't finish the play. In the 42nd minute, Mathijn Doctor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The wind increased when Gijsbert ter Kruimer made the kick off in the second half. Gustaaf Groeneveldt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Samuel De Pablo made a huge save. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 58th minute of the game. One of Industrial United:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Netherlands:s goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Samuel De Pablo. That made the score 0-4 after 63 minutes of play. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Industrial United's Carmelo Rubio was substituted for Francesc Prats. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Samuel De Pablo in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gijsbert ter Kruimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Samuel De Pablo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Industrial United's goalkeeper Samuel De Pablo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 84th minute after Industrial United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a great header on Netherlands's corner, it was just that Industrial United's Samuel De Pablo managed to reach the ball for a save. 85 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Lars Meesters nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Samuel De Pablo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Gijsbert ter Kruimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Samuel De Pablo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arnout Reekers didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cipriano Gala went, in the 97th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Netherlands walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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