Challenge

Estadio Clasol
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Adrogue FC's Marcelo Gallardo 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. Franco Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wim Wilmes, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan Pablo Angel in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 16th minute of play forced Adrogue FC's goalkeeper Franco Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer 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: 0-1. Juan Pablo Angel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. Franco Armani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 27th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Gustaaf Groeneveldt notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Adrogue FC's Franco Armani. Franco Armani was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Franco Armani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 38th minute of play. If Marcelo Gallardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With an all-out effort, Adrogue FC's Arnout Reekers threw himself towards the right post 42 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marcelo Gallardo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Franco Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wim Wilmes, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 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 45th minute of play. In the 47th minute Lars Meesters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Armani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Gijsbert ter Kruimer made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Adrogue FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Meesters came free, but Franco Armani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adrogue FC's Franco Armani proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Adrogue FC from getting a goal against them. In the 58th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Armani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Gallardo in the 64th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th match minute, Adrogue FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Javi Pinola to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Netherlands's Wim Wilmes slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Franco Armani. That made the score 0-4 after 75 minutes of play. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Gallardo in the 78th minute of play. With a little luck, Adrogue FC's Franco Armani got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Pablo Angel, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Franco Armani in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 91 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.