Challenge

Madison Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the kick off in the first half of the match. Madison's Ernesto Emmanuel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 7th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Ás Ronaldo 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 2-0. 15 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lino Alfonso. In the 19th minute Ás Ronaldo 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. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ás Ronaldo in the 19th minute of play. A collision led to Madison getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Ege Træet hit a great ball. Madison's Ernesto Emmanuel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 32nd minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Madison's Ernesto Emmanuel. Ernesto Emmanuel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ás Ronaldo in the 41st minute of play. Madison's Ernesto Emmanuel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. Madison's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which David Eikelkamp managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 46th minute of play forced Madison's goalkeeper Ernesto Emmanuel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. David Eikelkamp's late challenge caught a Madison's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. David Eikelkamp helped the player get up and apologised. David Eikelkamp kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The supporters of Madison booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bas Tuitert didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lino Alfonso to make the kick off. Ás Ronaldo made in the 53rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Lino Alfonso immediately put the ball in play. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Alfonso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ernesto Emmanuel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. With a little luck, Madison's Ernesto Emmanuel got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 75 minutes into the match, Madison's goalkeeper Ernesto Emmanuel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wim Wilmes. The audience was convinced that Lino Alfonso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnout Reekers was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. After 82 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Egbert Nijveldt. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartosz Salamon, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mete Gol in the 85th minute of play. Bas Tuitert's late challenge caught a Madison's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bas Tuitert helped the player get up and apologised. Madison made a substitution. Cristobal Chumo replaced Bartosz Salamon. Gijsbert ter Kruimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Ernesto Emmanuel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 94 minutes into the game, Wim Wilmes recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ernesto Emmanuel. Wim Wilmes showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.