Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dinu Grecea made the kick off and thus started the match. Wim Wilmes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florin Dridu having to interfere. 5 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Dinu Grecea came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Renato Leonhard fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dragons XI's protests and gave Renato Leonhard a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Dragons XI getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Renato Leonhard hit a great ball. After 11 played minutes Dragons XI got a freekick which was hit by Krzysztof Raflewski. Dragons XI's Florin Dridu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Meesters in the 16th minute of play. Wim Wilmes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Florin Dridu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Florin Dridu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Eikelkamp, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damian Francz in the 22nd minute of play. Florin Dridu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Meesters, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute of the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Florin Dridu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wim Wilmes got free with Florin Dridu in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Wim Wilmes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Florin Dridu made a huge save. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Francz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wim Wilmes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Florin Dridu made a huge save. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gijsbert ter Kruimer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Florin Dridu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Lars Meesters hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Dragons XI defense, Lars Meesters kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Florin Dridu. The Dragons XI fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Florin Dridu should have stopped the shot. Florin Dridu came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer. But to his dismay, Gijsbert ter Kruimer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Damian Francz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. Walter Breda charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Walter Breda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pang Hong in the 79th minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dinu Grecea in the 84th minute of the match. Florin Dridu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 86th minute of play. Dinu Grecea hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. 95 minutes into the match, Dragons XI's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Florin Dridu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.