Challenge

Grönvallen
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with the kick off. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Felix Ekerot sent off a good shot on target. 5 minutes into the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Grönlands SK's Filip Pilberg. Filip Pilberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Stig-Åke Alkvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 12 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Mathijn Doctor. Filip Pilberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stig-Åke Alkvist had several of the Netherlands's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 17 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Arnout Reekers as he didn't even see the shot coming. Grönlands SK's Filip Pilberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 20th minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isac Hellsing in the 21st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 22nd minute of play forced Grönlands SK's goalkeeper Filip Pilberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isac Hellsing, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Gustaaf Groeneveldt hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. 28 minutes into the match, Grönlands SK's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Filip Pilberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt 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: 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in Grönlands SK's zone, Lars Meesters stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Filip Pilberg came out of the goal and Lars Meesters tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Filip Pilberg 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. Filip Pilberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 38th minute of the match. After 43 minutes of play, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Filip Pilberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 45th match minute, Grönlands SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gottfrid Engström to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes got a free kick in the 46th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Isac Hellsing was the one to do the kick off. Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filip Pilberg having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Netherlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustaaf Groeneveldt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Filip Pilberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredric Johnsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free with the goalkeeper in the 67th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Filip Pilberg could save by the left post. Lars Meesters received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Filip Pilberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 71 minutes of play, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Filip Pilberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 79th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. With an all-out effort, Netherlands's Filip Pilberg threw himself towards the right post 79 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Grönlands SK's Filip Pilberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 81st minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Grönlands SK's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Filip Pilberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isac Hellsing charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isac Hellsing the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 88 played minutes Grönlands SK got a freekick which was hit by Isac Hellsing. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 93 minutes into the match, Grönlands SK's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Filip Pilberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.