Challenge

Arena do Grêmio
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked off to start the match. After 4 minutes of play, Grêmio RK75's Harold Tronconi made it 1-0 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! João Francisco Tinoco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 12th minute of play. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after Grêmio RK75's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. Netherlands's Mathijn Doctor was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but João Francisco Tinoco in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Tilemachos Fragopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. João Francisco Tinoco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Eikelkamp in the 20th minute of the match. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harold Tronconi, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 33rd minute, David Eikelkamp 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 34th minute of play forced Grêmio RK75's goalkeeper João Francisco Tinoco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jaime Velloso hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. If Gustaaf Groeneveldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 41 minutes into the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Grêmio RK75's João Francisco Tinoco. João Francisco Tinoco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Grêmio RK75 booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lars Meesters didn't get a good kick on the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Harold Tronconi made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Harold Tronconi 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. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harold Tronconi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 53 minutes, Harold Tronconi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grêmio RK75 and the Netherlands players grew even worse after the yellow card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wim Wilmes got free with João Francisco Tinoco in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 63 minutes into the match, Gustaaf Groeneveldt notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Grêmio RK75's João Francisco Tinoco. João Francisco Tinoco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Grêmio RK75's Rodrigo Abraão managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gust Ennemans in the 68 minute of the game. 75 minutes into the match, Grêmio RK75's goalkeeper João Francisco Tinoco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Eikelkamp. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Grêmio RK75 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodrigo Abraão didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 80th minute, Harold Tronconi made a precise shot to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 94 minutes into the match, Grêmio RK75's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but João Francisco Tinoco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Grêmio RK75's João Francisco Tinoco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 96th minute of play.