Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dušan Vlahovic started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dušan Vlahovic in the 2nd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gu Zhan Qiang in the 5th minute of play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fedele Giampieri having to make a save. Fedele Giampieri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 9th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fedele Giampieri. That made the score 1-0 after 9 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Voja Spajić in the 12th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Gustaaf Groeneveldt could shoot a difficult shot in the 14th minute, which Fedele Giampieri however easily saved by the left post. With a little luck, Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Fedele Giampieri got control of the ball when Wim Wilmes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rd minute Gu Zhan Qiang 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. Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fedele Giampieri having to interfere. Egbert Nijveldt charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Egbert Nijveldt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egbert Nijveldt to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gijsbert ter Kruimer to make the kick off. Fedele Giampieri 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 52nd minute. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Fedele Giampieri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 55th minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Voja Spajić, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Voja Spajić in the 61st minute. 62 minutes into the match, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fedele Giampieri narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Netherlands's Egbert Nijveldt got his second yellow card of the match in the 64th minute. The referee ordered Egbert Nijveldt off the ground. Egbert Nijveldt hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Netherlands from getting a goal against them. Gu Zhan Qiang was extremely unlucky when he, in the 69th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Dušan Vlahovic received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Arnout Reekers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fedele Giampieri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Wim Wilmes 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. Fedele Giampieri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wim Wilmes, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™ made a substitution. Nemanja Vidić replaced Murat Jerković. 82 minutes into the match, Dušan Vlahovic dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Arnout Reekers, 1-2. Maksymilian Pyczkowski hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Fedele Giampieri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dušan Vlahovic got free with Arnout Reekers in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 96th minute of play forced Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s goalkeeper Fedele Giampieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.