Challenge

Arena SPFL
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Gijsbert ter Kruimer made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edvard Gråberg in the 5th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 9th minute Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Leão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Edvard Gråberg came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wim Wilmes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Emerson Leão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 13 minutes into the match, São Paulo Leste F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Emerson Leão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emerson Leão 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 17th minute. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Mathijn Doctor got a free kick in the 20th minute. After a rather tough play, São Paulo Leste F.C.'s Wágner da Mata got a free kick in the 25th minute. Emerson Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 27th minute of the match. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Netherlands's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 31st minute. Celsinho Cerezo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Netherlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Gijsbert ter Kruimer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emerson Leão breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 39th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emerson Leão was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When Wim Wilmes came up free with the goalie in the 42nd 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. After a defensive mix-up in São Paulo Leste F.C.'s zone, Wim Wilmes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emerson Leão 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 crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edvard Gråberg was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Gijsbert ter Kruimer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emerson Leão was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Emerson Leão in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, São Paulo Leste F.C.'s Wágner da Mata got a free kick in the 60th minute. 63 minutes into the match, São Paulo Leste F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Emerson Leão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Netherlands's Lars Meesters managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Maximilian Mellberg in the 67 minute of the game. Emerson Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 68th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, São Paulo Leste F.C.'s goalkeeper Emerson Leão had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wim Wilmes. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 75th minute of play forced São Paulo Leste F.C.'s goalkeeper Emerson Leão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after São Paulo Leste F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of São Paulo Leste F.C.'s goalie and right to Lars Meesters. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. São Paulo Leste F.C.'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celsinho Cerezo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edvard Gråberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Coutinho in the 85th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded Netherlands left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than São Paulo Leste F.C..