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. Ahmet Orhan Toycan started the match with the kick off. Gijsbert ter Kruimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Meng Ke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Meng Ke came out of the goal in the 9th 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 1-0. Gustaaf Groeneveldt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Meng Ke made a huge save. nRdLiFe's Ahmet Orhan Toycan got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arnout Reekers didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ahmet Hakan Akçay went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Meng Ke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 30th minute of play. Wim Wilmes succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 37th playminute. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Hakan Akçay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Netherlands booed when nRdLiFe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dündar Ozansu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute Ahmet Orhan Toycan 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Meng Ke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 60th minute of play forced nRdLiFe's goalkeeper Meng Ke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 61 minutes nRdLiFe'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. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Dündar Ozansu tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 70th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. nRdLiFe'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. The corner led Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer to fire away a dangerous shot which Meng Ke despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 82nd match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egbert Nijveldt to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meng Ke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Eikelkamp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Meng Ke having to interfere. Gijsbert ter Kruimer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 93 minutes into the match, nRdLiFe's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Meng Ke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. nRdLiFe's Ertuğrul Elçin pulled a muscle in his leg after 94 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Gijsbert ter Kruimer's late challenge caught a nRdLiFe's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gijsbert ter Kruimer helped the player get up and apologised. nRdLiFe made a substitution. Yılmaz Necmi replaced Ertuğrul Elçin. Netherlands were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of nRdLiFe for a fine match.