Challenge

ALTAY ATATURK ARENA
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, 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. Saffet Maksum started the match with the kick off. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Hakkı İzmirli sent off a good shot on target. Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cüneyt Baba having to interfere. With an all-out effort, ALTAY MYTHS's Arnout Reekers threw himself towards the right post 9 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from İbrahim Akın, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Cüneyt Baba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lars Meesters went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Cüneyt Baba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Cüneyt Baba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. The crowd rose to their feet as Erdi Demir kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Arnout Reekers. That made the score 1-3 in the 28 minute of play. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by ALTAY MYTHS's Saffet Maksum. But to his dismay, Saffet Maksum quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. When Gustaaf Groeneveldt came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Netherlands fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gustaaf Groeneveldt couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erdi Demir in the 34th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Mathijn Doctor hit a great ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a kick off. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İbrahim Akın in the 50th minute of play. With a little luck, ALTAY MYTHS's Cüneyt Baba got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İbrahim Akın in the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cüneyt Baba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, ALTAY MYTHS's Cüneyt Baba got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Netherlands booed when ALTAY MYTHS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Çelikan Akkan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cüneyt Baba having to interfere. The supporters of Netherlands booed when ALTAY MYTHS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cebrail İzmirli didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hakkı İzmirli in the 70th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 71 played minutes ALTAY MYTHS got a freekick which was hit by Cebrail İzmirli. ALTAY MYTHS made a substitution. Mesut Alpaslan replaced Erdi Demir. After a rather tough play, ALTAY MYTHS's Cebrail İzmirli got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Wim Wilmes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Cüneyt Baba made a huge save. 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 75th minute. David Eikelkamp hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Cüneyt Baba made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 78th minute. Cüneyt Baba 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. In the 85th 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. ALTAY MYTHS's Cüneyt Baba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save ALTAY MYTHS from getting a goal against them. Wim Wilmes struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Cüneyt Baba didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Netherlands. In the 94th minute of the match, Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a very nice opportunity to score, but Cüneyt Baba was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 96 minutes into the game, Egbert Nijveldt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Netherlands's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ALTAY MYTHS the free kick. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Egbert Nijveldt got a free kick in the 96th minute. Netherlands were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing ALTAY MYTHS to leave the ground with a draw.