Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonard Rosen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of AA Bełchatów's Leonard Rosen. Leonard Rosen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryszard Przewozik in the 8th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 10 minutes, Kees Mooiweer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Netherlands and the AA Bełchatów players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Kees Mooiweer hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Netherlands's zone, Ryszard Przewozik stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal and Ryszard Przewozik tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Leonard Rosen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 12th minute of the match. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonard Rosen having to interfere. 17 minutes into the match, AA Bełchatów's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Leonard Rosen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leonard Rosen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 19th minute of the match. After 23 minutes Netherlands's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dadá do Nascimento who took care of the corner kick. Leonard Rosen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 26th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Kees Mooiweer got a free kick in the 28th minute. 31 minutes into the match, AA Bełchatów's goalkeeper Leonard Rosen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryszard Przewozik in the 33rd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, AA Bełchatów's Stanislaw Fink got a free kick in the 35th minute. Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free with the goalkeeper in the 35th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Leonard Rosen could save by the left post. Gustaaf Groeneveldt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Leonard Rosen made a huge save. A collision led to AA Bełchatów getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Konrad Klack hit a great ball. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 47th minute of play forced AA Bełchatów's goalkeeper Leonard Rosen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonard Rosen 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ryszard Przewozik was the one to do the kick off. If Gustaaf Groeneveldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mariusz Basaik could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 72nd minute of play forced AA Bełchatów's goalkeeper Leonard Rosen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gijsbert ter Kruimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Leonard Rosen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th 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. Ryszard Przewozik could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valto Virtala in the 82nd minute. 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by Netherlands's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dadá do Nascimento was slow to take the kick. During this time AA Bełchatów's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryszard Przewozik in the 85th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 91 minutes into the match, AA Bełchatów's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Leonard Rosen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 94th minute of play forced AA Bełchatów's goalkeeper Leonard Rosen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Netherlands's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.