Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Christos Kanakis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd minute Christos Kanakis 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 4th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerzy Karaszkiewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Eikelkamp in the 6th minute of play forced DRUŻYNA ŚRODKA TABELI's goalkeeper Jerzy Karaszkiewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christos Kanakis in the 7th minute of play. The supporters of Netherlands booed when DRUŻYNA ŚRODKA TABELI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christos Kanakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. DRUŻYNA ŚRODKA TABELI's Jerzy Karaszkiewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 10th minute of play. In the 13th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bas Tuitert to maneuver through the defense. Teodoro Gamus's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arnout Reekers read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. Jerzy Wydrych recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerzy Wydrych in the 18th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christos Kanakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 27 minutes into the match, DRUŻYNA ŚRODKA TABELI's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Meesters came free, but Jerzy Karaszkiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jerzy Karaszkiewicz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 30th minute. In the 32nd minute Wieslaw Solecki 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. Christos Kanakis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teofil Pustak in the 36th minute of play. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teofil Pustak in the 36th minute of play. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerzy Wydrych in the 37th minute of play. Arnout Reekers didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jerzy Wydrych went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilliam den Pelsmaeker in the 41st minute of play. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilliam den Pelsmaeker in the 43rd minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christos Kanakis in the 45th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 46 minutes, Jerzy Karaszkiewicz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a kick off. Jerzy Karaszkiewicz 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. 51 minutes into the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of DRUŻYNA ŚRODKA TABELI's Jerzy Karaszkiewicz. Jerzy Karaszkiewicz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Wim Wilmes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jerzy Karaszkiewicz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Jerzy Karaszkiewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 58th minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jerzy Karaszkiewicz. DRUŻYNA ŚRODKA TABELI's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gijsbert ter Kruimer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnold Cockaerts scored 3-2 in the 77th 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. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Arnold Cockaerts sent off a good shot on target. In the 82nd match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mathijn Doctor to maneuver through the defense. Gijsbert ter Kruimer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jerzy Karaszkiewicz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 87th minute of play forced DRUŻYNA ŚRODKA TABELI's goalkeeper Jerzy Karaszkiewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnold Cockaerts in the 93rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Arnout Reekers, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.