DOMI STADIUM
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. Renatinho Lago started the match with the kick off. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Junior Lamela, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After 6 minutes Netherlands's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hatemi Özdel who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Hatemi Özdel almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Netherlands's Arnout Reekers did a great save. In the 11th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. Szczakersi RACIBUR'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. After taking down the ball on Netherlands's corner Wim Wilmes fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Leon Brack quite easily take care of the ball. In the 12th minute, Silvio Rainerio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Szczakersi RACIBUR's Leon Brack played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 13th minute of play. After 16 played minutes Szczakersi RACIBUR got a freekick which was hit by Hatemi Özdel. Leon Brack 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 17th minute. Renatinho Lago came free with the goalkeeper in the 20th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Arnout Reekers could save by the left post. Gustaaf Groeneveldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Leon Brack tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leon Brack made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 23rd minute of play. In the 27th minute, Renatinho Lago hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 28th minute of play forced Szczakersi RACIBUR's goalkeeper Leon Brack to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after Szczakersi RACIBUR's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. After 30 played minutes Szczakersi RACIBUR got a freekick which was hit by Junior Lamela. 33 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Hatemi Özdel came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Lars Meesters had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leon Brack. Szczakersi RACIBUR's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lars Meesters was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 43rd minute Hatemi Özdel 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. Gustaaf Groeneveldt charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gustaaf Groeneveldt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a kick off. In the 50th match minute, Szczakersi RACIBUR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikolaj Kosmatka to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer from long distance, 51 minutes into the match, got Leon Brack's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hatemi Özdel in the 52nd minute of play. Wim Wilmes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gustaaf Groeneveldt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Leon Brack made a huge save. Gustaaf Groeneveldt scored 0-2 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leon Brack, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Leon Brack made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wim Wilmes in the 61st minute. Silvio Rainerio's late challenge caught a Netherlands's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Silvio Rainerio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 71st minute, Silvio Rainerio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leon Brack 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 75th minute. In the 78th minute of the match, Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a very nice opportunity to score, but Leon Brack was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Leon Brack made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 80th minute of play. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvio Rainerio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Szczakersi RACIBUR's Leon Brack got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 88 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Egbert Nijveldt. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hatemi Özdel in the 90th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 93 minutes into the game, one of Szczakersi RACIBUR:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Szczakersi RACIBUR:s Leon Brack showed great skill when he stopped Gijsbert ter Kruimer:s penalty. 95 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Junior Lamela came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Netherlands's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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