Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicasio Quintas in the 3rd 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 Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 5th minute of play forced CD Chinangachi's goalkeeper Vitor Araso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gustaaf Groeneveldt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Vitor Araso made a huge save. A nice corner shot did that David Eikelkamp got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vitor Araso quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicasio Quintas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 秦竞镇 made a great header on CD Chinangachi's corner, it was just that Netherlands's Arnout Reekers managed to reach the ball for a save. Vitor Araso was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Wim Wilmes showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 15 minute of play. CD Chinangachi's Louis Moraitis got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandrinho Pirani in the 30th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vitor Araso made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent off a good shot on target. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sandrinho Pirani in the 39th minute of the match. After 45 played minutes, CD Chinangachi's Nicasio Quintas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Arnout Reekers came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in CD Chinangachi reached it. After a defensive mix-up in Netherlands's zone, España Gilavert stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal and España Gilavert tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Netherlands defense, Louis Moraitis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arnout Reekers. The Netherlands fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arnout Reekers should have stopped the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell España Gilavert to make the kick off. In the 54th minute of the match CD Chinangachi got a corner. Netherlands's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 秦竞镇 ran over to the corner to take the kick. Vitor Araso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Egbert Nijveldt hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. When 秦竞镇 came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the CD Chinangachi 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 秦竞镇 couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Louis Moraitis tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 66th minute, Bas Tuitert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. CD Chinangachi's Gillis Verhaghe was substituted for Nicasio Quintas. CD Chinangachi made a substitution. Xano Correa replaced Louis Moraitis. Bas Tuitert kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, CD Chinangachi's 秦竞镇 tried to score from far away in the 68th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when España Gilavert got free with Arnout Reekers in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when España Gilavert got free with Arnout Reekers in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 77th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitor Araso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vitor Araso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Meesters in the 87th minute of play. The audience was convinced that España Gilavert's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnout Reekers was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Netherlands's defense didn't have a chance, in the 94th minute, when Sandrinho Pirani scored to the left of an out of position Arnout Reekers, making the score, 1-2. Gijsbert ter Kruimer scored 2-2 in the 98th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vitor Araso, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.