Challenge

Estadio Clasol
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked off to start the match. After 7 played minutes Marcelo Gallardo rounded Netherlands's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Juan Pablo Angel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kees Mooiweer made in the 12th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Gijsbert ter Kruimer immediately put the ball in play. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Gallardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Gallardo in the 15th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Netherlands fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 18th minute. Penalty! When Marcelo Gallardo came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Adrogue FC 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 Marcelo Gallardo couldn't finish the play. Franco Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 26th minute of the match. Kees Mooiweer got a throw-in 28 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Gijsbert ter Kruimer. Adrogue FC's Franco Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 31st minute of play forced Adrogue FC's goalkeeper Franco Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franco Armani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 34th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Adrogue FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Franco Armani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marcelo Gallardo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Adrogue FC's Franco Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 58th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 59th minute of play forced Adrogue FC's goalkeeper Franco Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 62nd minute of play forced Adrogue FC's goalkeeper Franco Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franco Armani 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. 69 minutes into the game, Marcelo Gallardo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Arnout Reekers was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Franco Armani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gijsbert ter Kruimer scored 3-1 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Franco Armani, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 88 minutes into the match, Marcelo Gallardo 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 Marcelo Gallardo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laureano Vergaray, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Adrogue FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Netherlands had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.