Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With 7 minutes on the clock, Egbert Nijveldt commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 7th minute, one of Netherlands:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Netherlands. Netherlands:s Arnout Reekers showed great skill when he stopped Rory Jobson:s penalty. La Mano made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Wim Wilmes sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 14th minute of play forced Gone With the Win's goalkeeper La Mano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rory Jobson in the 16th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the game, Yuan Xing Lin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Arnout Reekers was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rory Jobson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gustaaf Groeneveldt struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. La Mano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Netherlands. Romeo Horado kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Gone With the Win's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but La Mano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. La Mano made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Wim Wilmes sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rory Jobson in the 42nd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Rory Jobson came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Gustaaf Groeneveldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuan Xing Lin in the 47th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Yuan Xing Lin was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute Rory Jobson 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 57th minute of play forced Gone With the Win's goalkeeper La Mano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rory Jobson in the 67th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rory Jobson in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arnout Reekers saved Netherlands from getting behind. Gustaaf Groeneveldt took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised La Mano. La Mano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Gone With the Win's La Mano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 81st minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yuan Xing Lin. Romeo Horado took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 95th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Despite being the better team, Netherlands failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.