Challenge

Народни трапища
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Gijsbert ter Kruimer made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 8th minute, Dragolyub Buchkov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Georgi Velinov came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt. But to his dismay, Gustaaf Groeneveldt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 17th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Georgi Velinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Netherlands's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 18th minute. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Lars Meesters hit a great ball. Georgi Velinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 25th minute of play. Georgi Velinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st 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: 0-2. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Perišić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Egbert Nijveldt almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Georgi Velinov did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 44th minute of play forced ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's goalkeeper Georgi Velinov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Doychin Karamalkov charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Doychin Karamalkov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Velko Keresteliev in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Georgi Velinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dragolyub Buchkov in the 60th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Georgi Velinov in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dragolyub Buchkov in the 62nd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 64 minutes of play, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Georgi Velinov was left in no man's land by his defense there! 67 minutes into the match, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's goalkeeper Georgi Velinov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. In the 68th match minute, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Sander to maneuver through the defense. 69 minutes into the match, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 71st minute of play forced ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's goalkeeper Georgi Velinov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gustaaf Groeneveldt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Georgi Velinov made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 79th minute of play forced ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's goalkeeper Georgi Velinov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivan Perišić's late challenge caught a Netherlands's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ivan Perišić helped the player get up and apologised. Ivan Perišić kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. 85 minutes into the game, Wim Wilmes recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Georgi Velinov. Wim Wilmes showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. In the 89th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 95 minutes into the game, Doychin Karamalkov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Arnout Reekers was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Netherlands supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Netherlands would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.