Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 【AC】Black Dragon-平朔兆亿's Liang Hansenius 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. 庄平钢 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 5th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the game, 【AC】Black Dragon-平朔兆亿's 杜梁磊 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, 0-1. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaffar Bilkan in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, 【AC】Black Dragon-平朔兆亿's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but 庄平钢 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by 【AC】Black Dragon-平朔兆亿's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was slow to take the kick. During this time Netherlands's players had a chance to rest. After 15 minutes 【AC】Black Dragon-平朔兆亿'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. Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a great header on Netherlands's corner, it was just that 【AC】Black Dragon-平朔兆亿's 庄平钢 managed to reach the ball for a save. 17 minutes into the match, 【AC】Black Dragon-平朔兆亿's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but 庄平钢 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. 【AC】Black Dragon-平朔兆亿's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran over to the corner to take the kick. Netherlands's Egbert Nijveldt was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but 庄平钢 in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaffar Bilkan, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liang Hansenius in the 22nd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Liang Hansenius in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnout Reekers prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 28 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Liang Hansenius came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute Gaffar Bilkan 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. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 杜梁磊 in the 32nd minute of play. 【AC】Black Dragon-平朔兆亿's 庄平钢 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save 【AC】Black Dragon-平朔兆亿 from getting a goal against them. In the 35th minute, David Eikelkamp 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: 1-1. When 【AC】Black Dragon-平朔兆亿's Gaffar Bilkan in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Netherlands's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Wim Wilmes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Netherlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Wim Wilmes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 庄平钢 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 40 played minutes 【AC】Black Dragon-平朔兆亿 got a freekick which was hit by 肖默骋. David Eikelkamp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gijsbert ter Kruimer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, 【AC】Black Dragon-平朔兆亿's Hugo Ordono got a free kick in the 51st minute. 庄平钢 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 52nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 61st minute of play forced 【AC】Black Dragon-平朔兆亿's goalkeeper 庄平钢 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by 杜梁磊 in the 63rd minute. Wim Wilmes took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 庄平钢. 庄平钢 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. When Wim Wilmes came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Netherlands fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Wim Wilmes couldn't finish the play. A collision led to 【AC】Black Dragon-平朔兆亿 getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Liang Hansenius hit a great ball. 庄平钢 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 71st minute of the match. 庄平钢 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 75th minute of play. 杜梁磊 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. 85 minutes into the match, Netherlands's David Eikelkamp sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 庄平钢 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in 【AC】Black Dragon-平朔兆亿's zone, Gijsbert ter Kruimer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 庄平钢 came out of the goal and Gijsbert ter Kruimer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 88 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 庄平钢 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Arnout Reekers was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Liang Hansenius showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 91 minute of play. Netherlands's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.