Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Du Cheng Peng 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. ≮王者归来≯白金龙战队's 史荣建 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save ≮王者归来≯白金龙战队 from getting a goal against them. In the 11th minute, Du Cheng Peng made a precise shot to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Mello in the 14th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a free kick in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Du Cheng Peng 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. Gustaaf Groeneveldt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qu Chuan Xi, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 史荣建 came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Netherlands's Wim Wilmes. But to his dismay, Wim Wilmes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 34 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Gilberto Mello came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute of the match, Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a very nice opportunity to score, but 史荣建 was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nurul Risnandar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lars Meesters fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 史荣建 having to interfere. Arnout Reekers stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gilberto Mello's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. In the 45th minute, Mathijn Doctor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

史荣建 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 52nd minute of play. Netherlands's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 53rd minute. ≮王者归来≯白金龙战队's 史荣建 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 56th minute of play. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Du Cheng Peng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute, Qu Chuan Xi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 66th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mathijn Doctor to maneuver through the defense. ≮王者归来≯白金龙战队's Gilberto Mello got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 68 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯白金龙战队's goal looked a bit too open when David Eikelkamp came free, but 史荣建 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 76th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯白金龙战队's goalkeeper 史荣建 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind ≮王者归来≯白金龙战队's goalkeeper 史荣建, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 82 minutes into the match, Wim Wilmes notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of ≮王者归来≯白金龙战队's 史荣建. 史荣建 was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 85 minutes into the match, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 史荣建 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 87th minute Du Cheng Peng 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. ≮王者归来≯白金龙战队's 史荣建 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Meesters in the 90th minute of play. In the 92nd 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: 3-1. ≮王者归来≯白金龙战队's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.