Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, 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. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Basualdo, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. In the 4th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Arnoldo Joseph, passed just outside the right post. When Gerardo Lander fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RAZA CANALLA's protests and gave Gerardo Lander a yellow card for diving instead. Gerardo Lander hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. A collision led to RAZA CANALLA getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Ciriaco Federigo hit a great ball. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Basualdo in the 11th minute of play. RAZA CANALLA were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after Netherlands's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gonzalo Arlo took the corner. Gerardo Lander was shown his second yellow card after 14 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Netherlands booed when RAZA CANALLA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerardo Lander didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnoldo Joseph having to interfere. Gijsbert ter Kruimer's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 18thth minute, Arnoldo Joseph skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Arnoldo Joseph 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. After 25 minutes of play, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnoldo Joseph was left in no man's land by his defense there! RAZA CANALLA's Arnoldo Joseph played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 29th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in RAZA CANALLA's zone, Gustaaf Groeneveldt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnoldo Joseph came out of the goal and Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 31st minute of play forced RAZA CANALLA's goalkeeper Arnoldo Joseph to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnoldo Joseph showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Meesters, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Wim Wilmes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnoldo Joseph having to interfere. Wim Wilmes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Arnoldo Joseph tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Netherlands booed when RAZA CANALLA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonzalo Arlo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 46 minutes into the game, Gustaaf Groeneveldt cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Arnoldo Joseph was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marcos Amato stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnoldo Joseph saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, RAZA CANALLA's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Arnoldo Joseph reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Cleto Telesforo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnout Reekers was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Arnoldo Joseph took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnoldo Joseph made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, David Eikelkamp had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnoldo Joseph. RAZA CANALLA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that David Eikelkamp was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 66th minute of play forced RAZA CANALLA's goalkeeper Arnoldo Joseph to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 68th minute of play forced RAZA CANALLA's goalkeeper Arnoldo Joseph to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnoldo Joseph showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 72nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 75th minute of play forced RAZA CANALLA's goalkeeper Arnoldo Joseph to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The attack was good, but when Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 80th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Netherlands's defense didn't have a chance, in the 85th minute, when Martin Basualdo scored to the left of an out of position Arnout Reekers, making the score, 3-1. RAZA CANALLA's Arnoldo Joseph played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Eikelkamp in the 89th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Netherlands had played much better football throughout.