Challenge

José Amalfitani
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Salvador Hats kicked off to start the match. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio Luar, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 6 minutes into the game, Flavio Luar recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Arnout Reekers. Flavio Luar showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Salvador Hats in the 8th minute. Gustaaf Groeneveldt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Santos Orlan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucio Stanislao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 18th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santos Orlan was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Lars Meesters hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. El Fortín de Floresta's Santos Orlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 23rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th 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. Santos Orlan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucio Stanislao in the 26th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the game, Flavio Luar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Fortín de Floresta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Netherlands the free kick. Santos Orlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santos Orlan 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 43 minutes, Lucio Stanislao mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Fortín de Floresta and the Netherlands players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 43 played minutes El Fortín de Floresta got a freekick which was hit by Lucio Stanislao. With an all-out effort, El Fortín de Floresta's Arnout Reekers threw himself towards the right post 45 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lucio Stanislao, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Arnout Reekers was out of position in the 47 minute of play, and Salvador Hats capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Salvador Hats really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a kick off. In the 56th minute Desiderio Brais 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. In the 61st minute of the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Santos Orlan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 64th minute Desiderio Brais 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. El Fortín de Floresta's Santos Orlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 66th minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salvador Hats in the 70th minute of the match. After 73 played minutes El Fortín de Floresta got a freekick which was hit by Alvino Tinto. El Fortín de Floresta's Inocencio Lixandro was substituted for Cristo Orlan. After a rather tough play, El Fortín de Floresta's Alvino Tinto got a free kick in the 74th minute. Kees Mooiweer kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Casimiro Policarpio managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Fortín de Floresta's supporters rose to their feet, but Casimiro Policarpio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arnout Reekers breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gijsbert ter Kruimer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 84 minutes of play, El Fortín de Floresta's Hector Selmo made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnout Reekers was left in no man's land by his defense there! 87 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's goalkeeper Santos Orlan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wim Wilmes. 89 minutes into the match, El Fortín de Floresta's Salvador Hats sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnout Reekers narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 91 minutes, David Eikelkamp managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Netherlands's supporters crossed their fingers, but David Eikelkamp was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, El Fortín de Floresta's Salvador Hats got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salvador Hats, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Hector Selmo scored 4-1 in the 97th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arnout Reekers, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.