Challenge

Salois
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. 20 de Abril'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. 5 minutes into the match, 20 de Abril's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Mané Netto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mané Netto 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 13th minute. Gijsbert ter Kruimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Mané Netto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arnout Reekers was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Valdo Toscano showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 20 minute of play. 34 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mané Netto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 37th minute, Lars Meesters left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Netherlands fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Mané Netto 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 40th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 41st minute of play forced 20 de Abril's goalkeeper Mané Netto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Netherlands were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valdo Toscano to make the kick off. 20 de Abril's Guilherme Corrêa was substituted for Váldson Barral. Lucas Arboleda hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Mané Netto was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer. 63 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Guilherme Corrêa came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 64 minutes Netherlands's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luan Zanette who took care of the corner kick. 20 de Abril's Álvaro de Mendonça was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Arnout Reekers in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Álvaro de Mendonça put it in 2-4 from a short distance just to the right of Arnout Reekers. In the 70th minute 20 de Abril were awarded a corner. Luan Zanette went to the cornerflag to take it. 20 de Abril's Robinho Freire was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Arnout Reekers in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Gijsbert ter Kruimer struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Mané Netto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Netherlands. When André Cordeiro fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 20 de Abril's protests and gave André Cordeiro a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, 20 de Abril's André Cordeiro got a free kick in the 74th minute. Wim Wilmes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mané Netto having to interfere. Mané Netto 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 79th minute. Luan Zanette struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Arnout Reekers didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 20 de Abril. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robinho Freire in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, 20 de Abril's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Mané Netto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, Guilherme Corrêa 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 Guilherme Corrêa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. Robinho Freire blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arnout Reekers having to make a save. 92 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Robinho Freire came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the 20 de Abril defense, Wim Wilmes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mané Netto. The 20 de Abril fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mané Netto should have stopped the shot.