Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Xesus Reyes got the match started through his kick off. Hugon Piechna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer hit a great ball. NieETIkalni Lebork's Hugon Piechna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Meesters in the 24th minute of play. NieETIkalni Lebork's attentive Witomir Piekarczyk managed to snatch the ball when Gust Ennemans made a throw-in in the 27th minute of the game. After 32 minutes NieETIkalni Lebork'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. Hugon Piechna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The corner led Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer to fire away a dangerous shot which Hugon Piechna despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was the one to do the kick off. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hieronim Watarz in the 54th minute of the match. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Wim Wilmes hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Eikelkamp in the 61st minute of play forced NieETIkalni Lebork's goalkeeper Hugon Piechna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to NieETIkalni Lebork getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Matias Pais hit a great ball. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugon Piechna having to interfere. In the 71st minute Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugon Piechna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lars Meesters hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. 84 minutes into the match, NieETIkalni Lebork's Hieronim Watarz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnout Reekers narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Netherlands fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. NieETIkalni Lebork's Roch Konieczny was substituted for Wincenty Zagrobelny. Artur Kapinos hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Hugon Piechna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 93rd minute of the match. Hugon Piechna 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 95th minute. Roch Konieczny could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 98th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. NieETIkalni Lebork's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.