Challenge

Presidente Zezão
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) André Sundström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Netherlands's Lars Meesters to a score. 0-1 in the 10th minute. Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 13th minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdomiro de Godoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niva Bellido in the 17th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Romando Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 20th minute of the match. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Sundström in the 23rd minute of play. Romando Futebol Clube's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Valdomiro de Godoi in the 24th minute. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niva Bellido in the 25th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Romando Futebol Clube's Ubaldo Maillard got a free kick in the 26th minute. Lionel Messi kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 32nd minute of the match. When André Sundström came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Romando Futebol Clube 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 André Sundström couldn't finish the play. Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Romando Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ubaldo Maillard charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ubaldo Maillard the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 56 minutes into the match, Niva Bellido 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 Niva Bellido was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Mathijn Doctor kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. 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 64th minute. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Valle in the 66th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Valle in the 73rd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 75 minutes of play, Romando Futebol Clube's Lino Valle made it 2-1 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! An unexpectedly hard shot by Niva Bellido in the 81st minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niva Bellido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niva Bellido, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Romando Futebol Clube's Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Romando Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after Romando Futebol Clube's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Gijsbert ter Kruimer got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Rubén-Osvaldo Cousillas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niva Bellido in the 90th minute of play. 91 minutes had been played when some careless play by Netherlands's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Juninho Paulista was slow to take the kick. During this time Romando Futebol Clube's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Juninho Paulista almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Netherlands's Arnout Reekers did a great save. In the 93rd match minute, Romando Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lionel Messi to maneuver through the defense. If Gustaaf Groeneveldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Romando Futebol Clube were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Netherlands for a fine match.