Challenge

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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the kick off in the first half of the match. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liam de Almeida in the 2nd minute of play. TSIGALKO's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by He Xiao in the 3rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kristian Ekelund got free with Arnout Reekers in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liam de Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kristian Ekelund in the 9th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Liam de Almeida 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 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 16 minutes TSIGALKO's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gijsbert ter Kruimer who took care of the corner kick. 19 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ian Uggstedt. He Xiao could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. Gunnar Ersman charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gunnar Ersman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, TSIGALKO's Gunnar Ersman got a free kick in the 30th minute. Karl-Magnus Ekrot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 31st minute of play. After 35 played minutes Liam de Almeida rounded Netherlands's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liam de Almeida in the 42nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kristian Ekelund got free with Arnout Reekers in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Kristian Ekelund made the kick off in the second half. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Magnus Ekrot having to interfere. TSIGALKO's Karl-Magnus Ekrot proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save TSIGALKO from getting a goal against them. TSIGALKO's Karl-Magnus Ekrot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Meesters in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a precise shot to the right of Karl-Magnus Ekrot. TSIGALKO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Magnus Ekrot having to interfere. TSIGALKO's Dominik Zalipski managed to work through Netherlands's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Dominik Zalipski dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liam de Almeida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gunnar Ersman kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. In the 70th minute of the match Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Karl-Magnus Ekrot showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liam de Almeida in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a precise shot to the right of Karl-Magnus Ekrot. TSIGALKO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kristian Ekelund in the 75th minute of the match. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liam de Almeida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the match, TSIGALKO's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Karl-Magnus Ekrot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of TSIGALKO booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wim Wilmes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liam de Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 93rd minute of the match, Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a very nice opportunity to score, but Karl-Magnus Ekrot was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 95 minutes into the game, TSIGALKO's Ian Uggstedt nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnout Reekers made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.