Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Facundo Torres made the kick off and thus started the match. Lázaro Galsino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantin Bondov in the 7th minute of play. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. David Eikelkamp hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 9th minute of play forced KIRICOCHO FC's goalkeeper Jorge Errando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Errando saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience was convinced that Lars Meesters's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jorge Errando was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. In the 17th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. KIRICOCHO FC'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. After taking down the ball on Netherlands's corner Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jorge Errando quite easily take care of the ball. Lázaro Galsino's late challenge caught a Netherlands's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lázaro Galsino helped the player get up and apologised. After 18 played minutes KIRICOCHO FC got a freekick which was hit by Lázaro Galsino. In the 26th minute Ernesto Theodore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnout Reekers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lázaro Galsino in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arnout Reekers saved Netherlands from getting behind. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by Netherlands's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Arnel Pansoy was slow to take the kick. During this time KIRICOCHO FC's players had a chance to rest. Jorge Errando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of KIRICOCHO FC's Jorge Errando. Jorge Errando was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernesto Theodore in the 42nd minute of play. Facundo Torres's late challenge caught a Netherlands's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Facundo Torres helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Netherlands booed when KIRICOCHO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Facundo Torres didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gijsbert ter Kruimer to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Errando saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorge Errando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 56th minute of the match. Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 61 minutes, Wim Wilmes made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. KIRICOCHO FC's Jorge Errando tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, KIRICOCHO FC's Benigno Eder got a free kick in the 64th minute. Jorge Errando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 68th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, KIRICOCHO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Jorge Errando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after KIRICOCHO FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ernesto Theodore in the 73rd minute. A collision led to KIRICOCHO FC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Lázaro Galsino hit a great ball. In the 77th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. KIRICOCHO FC'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. A nice corner shot did that Egbert Nijveldt got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jorge Errando quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. KIRICOCHO FC's Jorge Errando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 79th minute of play. When Gijsbert ter Kruimer came up free with the goalie in the 80th 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. Jorge Errando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 85th minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caner Parshan, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caner Parshan in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th match minute, KIRICOCHO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantin Bondov to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt 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. In the 95th minute Facundo Torres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnout Reekers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Netherlands had won after a very even match.