Challenge

Bebbanburg Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Hugo Raitin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Gustaaf Groeneveldt might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pastor Frantzes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gustaaf Groeneveldt ran back to his position shaking his head. 9 minutes into the match, Sajones F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Pastor Frantzes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Hugo Raitin sent off a good shot on target. Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pastor Frantzes having to interfere. Pastor Frantzes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 15th minute of the match. Cesar Quinto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. 21 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hugo Raitin. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Hugo Raitin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gust Ennemans made in the 25th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Sajones F.C.'s Ferruccio Chelodi. A collision led to Sajones F.C. getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Ermegildo Quilo hit a great ball. 37 minutes into the match, Sajones F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Pastor Frantzes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wim Wilmes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Pastor Frantzes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pastor Frantzes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 40th minute of the match. 43 minutes into the game, Conrad Airpoel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sajones F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Netherlands the free kick. Conrad Airpoel hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pastor Frantzes 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 47th minute. In the 47th minute Lars Meesters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pastor Frantzes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Netherlands's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 48th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Gijsbert ter Kruimer made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer 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. When Hugo Raitin came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Sajones F.C. 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 Hugo Raitin couldn't finish the play. Pastor Frantzes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wim Wilmes in the 58th minute. After 61 minutes Sajones F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gijsbert ter Kruimer who took care of the corner kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Wim Wilmes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Netherlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Wim Wilmes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pastor Frantzes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Sajones F.C. getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Mo Feng Xiang hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Sajones F.C.'s Mo Feng Xiang got a free kick in the 67th minute. Gijsbert ter Kruimer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Pastor Frantzes made a huge save. Pastor Frantzes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lars Meesters went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Through an outstanding action, after 73 minutes, Pastor Frantzes successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Netherlands's zone, Giuseppe Preca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal and Giuseppe Preca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Sajones F.C.'s zone, Gijsbert ter Kruimer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pastor Frantzes came out of the goal and Gijsbert ter Kruimer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A throw-in in the 87th minute of the game was made by Gust Ennemans with Gustaaf Groeneveldt as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giuseppe Preca in the 93rd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 97 minutes into the game, Gust Ennemans was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Netherlands's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sajones F.C. the free kick. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Gust Ennemans got a free kick in the 97th minute. When the match was over Netherlands could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Sajones F.C. throughout the match.