Challenge

GAJ Kočevje
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) In the 8th minute Burns Willding 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. The audience was convinced that Vili Aćimović's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnout Reekers was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Jákó Myroforidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 15th minute of play forced NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's goalkeeper Jákó Myroforidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Jákó Myroforidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute, Burns Willding got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 22 minutes into the match, NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Jákó Myroforidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Žarko Trobec in the 24th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 25 minutes, Arnout Reekers successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ciprian Paveliuc in the 27th minute. NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's Ciprian Paveliuc was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Arnout Reekers in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The supporters of Netherlands booed when NK AvtoBUM Kočevje was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ryan Giggs didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Burns Willding got free with Arnout Reekers in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jákó Myroforidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jákó Myroforidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Burns Willding, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 42 minutes of play, NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's Ken Sodja made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnout Reekers was left in no man's land by his defense there! Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vili Aćimović to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Jákó Myroforidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wim Wilmes got free with Jákó Myroforidis in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jákó Myroforidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 61st minute of the match. Netherlands's Lars Meesters got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jákó Myroforidis was a little too slow when Wim Wilmes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 65th minute. The score was now 1-1. Burns Willding sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the NK AvtoBUM Kočevje defense, Gustaaf Groeneveldt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jákó Myroforidis. The NK AvtoBUM Kočevje fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jákó Myroforidis should have stopped the shot. In the 77th minute Vili Aćimović 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. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Burns Willding in the 82nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in NK AvtoBUM Kočevje's zone, Wim Wilmes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jákó Myroforidis came out of the goal and Wim Wilmes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Vili Aćimović's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnout Reekers was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Burns Willding in the 86th minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Burns Willding, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Burns Willding took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.