Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edmund Sobczak started the match with the kick off. In the 5th match minute, ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Melquiades Gurutz to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Meesters in the 6th minute of play forced ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s goalkeeper Rodrigo Beliran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edmund Sobczak's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arnout Reekers read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Rodrigo Beliran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute, David Eikelkamp made a precise shot to the right of Rodrigo Beliran. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s zone, Gustaaf Groeneveldt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rodrigo Beliran came out of the goal and Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 19thth minute of the game Edmund Sobczak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Netherlands's Arnout Reekers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Rodrigo Beliran proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ from getting a goal against them. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmund Sobczak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gustaaf Groeneveldt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Rodrigo Beliran made a huge save. Egbert Nijveldt made in the 36th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Gijsbert ter Kruimer however managed to control. 37 minutes into the match, Edmund Sobczak notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Netherlands's Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kees Mooiweer made in the 46th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Gijsbert ter Kruimer immediately put the ball in play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gijsbert ter Kruimer to make the kick off. Maximo Abajas hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Rodrigo Beliran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 52nd minute of play. 63 minutes in the game Kees Mooiweer did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Gijsbert ter Kruimer. Rodrigo Beliran 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 65th minute. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmund Sobczak, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ made a substitution. Agah Özver replaced Edmund Sobczak. In the 69th minute of the match ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ got a corner. Netherlands's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Agah Özver ran over to the corner to take the kick. Rodrigo Beliran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Meesters, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 80th minute Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Beliran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute of the match, Wiktor Karp 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. Agah Özver struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Arnout Reekers didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lars Meesters during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 86 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Lars Meesters. After 89 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Gijsbert ter Kruimer. The audience was convinced that Wiktor Karp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnout Reekers was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. 94 minutes into the match, Agah Özver had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Agah Özver was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The Netherlands supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s performance. The match ended with a win for ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣.