Challenge

Catatumbo Park
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Nelio Tielve struck a weak shot in the 2nd 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 Imperio Catatumbo de Lara. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Ben Breton took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Arnout Reekers to make any attempt to save it. Tristan Franquis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Ben Breton tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 14th minute Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tristan Franquis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ben Breton in the 20th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ben Breton in the 27th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tristan Franquis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from David Eikelkamp went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After 33 played minutes Imperio Catatumbo de Lara got a freekick which was hit by Ben Breton. After 38 minutes of play, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tristan Franquis was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ben Breton to strike the kick off in the second half. Charis Banos was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 53 minutes into the match. Charis Banos kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Tristan Franquis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 54th minute of the match. When Wim Wilmes came up free with the goalie in the 57th 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. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nelio Tielve in the 66th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Gijsbert ter Kruimer took a quick shot and it went in 1-5 without a chance for Tristan Franquis to make any attempt to save it. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Anastasios Machlas was substituted for Ben Breton. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Netherlands's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fernan Erus took the corner. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liu Liang Gang in the 84th minute of play. Tristan Franquis was a little too slow when Wim Wilmes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 87th minute. The score was now 1-6. Adrio Sobrido hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After 92 played minutes Imperio Catatumbo de Lara got a freekick which was hit by Feng Chuan Liang. The Netherlands supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Netherlands would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.