Challenge

Monumental Esteco
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 4th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Jiří Petera came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Meesters, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 13 minutes of play, Esteco's Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso 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! Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 17th minute of the match. Wim Wilmes kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Esteco's goalkeeper Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A nice corner shot did that Gijsbert ter Kruimer got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 36th minute of play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer scored 1-1 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lars Meesters kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt. But to his dismay, Gustaaf Groeneveldt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jiří Petera made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Lorenzo Boni came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. With an all-out effort, Netherlands's Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo threw himself towards the right post 59 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 60th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. Esteco's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran over to the corner to take the kick. 62 minutes into the match, Esteco's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Meesters came free, but Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso in the 63rd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Celedonio Oliverios came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso in the 68th minute of the match. A collision led to Esteco getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Daniel Pasarell hit a great ball. Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 71st minute. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norberto-Osvaldo Alonso in the 73rd minute of play. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jiří Petera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo having to interfere. In the 88th minute of the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Amadeo-Raúl Carrizo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The supporters of Esteco booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gust Ennemans didn't get a good kick on the ball. Esteco's Celedonio Oliverios couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 90th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Netherlands. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celedonio Oliverios in the 93rd minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Celedonio Oliverios 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 Celedonio Oliverios was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Netherlands were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.