Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franklin Souza in the 8th minute of play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tomé Montenegro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomé Montenegro 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 13th minute. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Alcântara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomé Montenegro 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. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Ferreira Lopes MZC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dida Teixeira didn't get a good kick on the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Ferreira Lopes MZC's goalkeeper Tomé Montenegro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. Wim Wilmes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tomé Montenegro came out and tried to block the shot, but Wim Wilmes slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 22nd minute. After 25 minutes of play, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomé Montenegro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tomé Montenegro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomé Montenegro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 36th minute of the match. In the 36th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomé Montenegro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ronaldo Alcântara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnout Reekers was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. In the 42nd 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dida Teixeira made a kick off. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tomé Montenegro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 53rd minute of play. Tomé Montenegro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 55th minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Dedé Paiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomé Montenegro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomé Montenegro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Eikelkamp in the 71st minute of the match. Ferreira Lopes MZC's Tomé Montenegro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 76th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tomé Montenegro was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. The supporters of Ferreira Lopes MZC booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kees Mooiweer didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 80th minute, Wim Wilmes 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: 5-0. Ferreira Lopes MZC's Tomé Montenegro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 86th minute of play. Tomé Montenegro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lars Meesters scored 6-0 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tomé Montenegro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Netherlands fully deserved thier win.