Challenge

Stade Vélodrome
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gijsbert ter Kruimer got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Lars Meesters hit a great ball. After 12 played minutes Olympique Salonais got a freekick which was hit by Cheng Feng. In the 12th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer 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. Zheng Liang Song succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 14th playminute. Raymond Foubert 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 19th minute. After 23 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Mathijn Doctor. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Olympique Salonais's goalkeeper Raymond Foubert, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gijsbert ter Kruimer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raymond Foubert read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. After 29 played minutes Olympique Salonais got a freekick which was hit by Jean-Christophe Grenard. Raymond Foubert 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 30th minute. Lars Meesters made a great header on Netherlands's corner, it was just that Olympique Salonais's Raymond Foubert managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tang Xi Zhen in the 35th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olympique Salonais's Raymond Foubert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 41st minute of play. Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raymond Foubert having to interfere. A collision led to Olympique Salonais getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Cheng Feng hit a great ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hector Etxepare made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Hector Etxepare 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. With an all-out effort, Netherlands's Raymond Foubert threw himself towards the right post 53 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Olympique Salonais's Raymond Foubert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 56th minute of play. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lars Meesters could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Raymond Foubert made a huge save. When Gijsbert ter Kruimer came up free with the goalie in the 60th 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 Gijsbert ter Kruimer couldn't finish the play. In the 65th minute, Noël Maunoury hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 69th minute Lars Meesters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raymond Foubert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olympique Salonais's Raymond Foubert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 71st minute of play. In the 76th minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Etxepare in the 79th minute of play. When Wim Wilmes came up free with the goalie in the 85th 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. When Gustaaf Groeneveldt came up free with the goalie in the 87th 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 Gustaaf Groeneveldt couldn't finish the play. Wim Wilmes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raymond Foubert having to interfere. Wim Wilmes might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Raymond Foubert. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wim Wilmes ran back to his position shaking his head. Raymond Foubert made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wim Wilmes in the 93rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Song Peng Xi in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnout Reekers prevented the ball from getting in the gole.