Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gijsbert ter Kruimer made the kick off which started today's match. Mano Grande showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 4th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lauro Dracena in the 6th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gijsbert ter Kruimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Mano Grande tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Aruspemo Fc's Mano Grande got control of the ball when Wim Wilmes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gustaaf Groeneveldt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Mano Grande made a huge save. A nice corner shot did that Gijsbert ter Kruimer got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mano Grande quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 19 minutes of play, Aruspemo Fc's Lauro Dracena made it 0-1 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! With a little luck, Aruspemo Fc's Mano Grande got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lauro Dracena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. Florian Volponi kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 32nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mano Grande. Aruspemo Fc's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lauro Dracena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mano Grande took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Gijsbert ter Kruimer almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Aruspemo Fc's Mano Grande did a great save. In the 36th minute, Bas Tuitert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Homer Miner in the 38th minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, Homer Miner cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Arnout Reekers was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 44 played minutes Aruspemo Fc got a freekick which was hit by Fulvio Sessa. The Netherlands players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Aruspemo Fc were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lauro Dracena to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulvio Sessa in the 54th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mano Grande saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mano Grande didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Mano Grande made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 65th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Netherlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustaaf Groeneveldt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mano Grande breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 67 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Lauro Dracena came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mano Grande showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Netherlands's David Eikelkamp sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mano Grande narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aruspemo Fc's Ferruccio Pantani was substituted for Cristoforo Bosco. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by Aruspemo Fc's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was slow to take the kick. During this time Netherlands's players had a chance to rest. In the 77th minute, Lauro Dracena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mano Grande made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 85th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt made a precise shot to the right of Mano Grande. Aruspemo Fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-2. Gijsbert ter Kruimer might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mano Grande. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran back to his position shaking his head. Netherlands were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Aruspemo Fc for a fine match.