Challenge

埼玉2002体育场
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer 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. Boubacar Caragea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domingo Manni in the 8th minute of the match. In the 10th minute Domingo Manni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnout Reekers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lars Meesters received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Boubacar Caragea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lars Meesters's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Boubacar Caragea read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Gustaaf Groeneveldt struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Boubacar Caragea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Netherlands. After 18 played minutes ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石 got a freekick which was hit by 麦光. An unexpectedly hard shot by 邱文青 in the 21st minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gumaro Leturia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Arnout Reekers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 麦风峰 charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 麦风峰 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 33rd minute, 石景昆 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 37 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Boubacar Caragea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Gumaro Leturia sent off a good shot on target. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's Gumaro Leturia. But to his dismay, Gumaro Leturia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. David Eikelkamp hit a great ball. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gumaro Leturia got free with Arnout Reekers in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Domingo Manni stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Gust Ennemans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 54 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Boubacar Caragea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 56th minute, Domingo Manni ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnout Reekers was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. In the 61st minute 石景昆 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnout Reekers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 64th minute after ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domingo Manni in the 66th minute of play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was extremely unlucky when he, in the 73rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's 邓延云 was substituted for 石景昆. Gustaaf Groeneveldt kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 81stth minute. Though ot was a great shot ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's keeper Boubacar Caragea was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. In the 85th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a precise shot to the right of Boubacar Caragea. ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. In the 87th match minute, ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 邱文青 to maneuver through the defense. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Domingo Manni, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wim Wilmes got free with Boubacar Caragea in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石 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.