Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in 中国小学生冠军联队's zone, Wim Wilmes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 魏鹰真 came out of the goal and Wim Wilmes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 6th minute, 狄崇扬 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 中国小学生冠军联队 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 狄崇扬 in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 狄崇扬 in the 14th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 魏鹰真 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 15th minute. When Gijsbert ter Kruimer came up free with the goalie in the 16th 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 Gijsbert ter Kruimer couldn't finish the play. Gustaaf Groeneveldt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gijsbert ter Kruimer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 魏鹰真 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. After 26 minutes 中国小学生冠军联队'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. The corner led to Netherlands's Wim Wilmes getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 蔡骋峰 struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Arnout Reekers didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 中国小学生冠军联队. 魏鹰真 came out of the goal in the 36th 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 2-1. 魏鹰真 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 42nd minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 魏鹰真 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. 魏鹰真 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 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 60th minute of play forced 中国小学生冠军联队's goalkeeper 魏鹰真 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 方岚皓 hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when 蔡骋峰 tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 68th minute of play forced 中国小学生冠军联队's goalkeeper 魏鹰真 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 王凌梁 hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. 70 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. 73 minutes into the game, Gijsbert ter Kruimer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. 魏鹰真 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 78 minutes into the game, 龚彬夕 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 中国小学生冠军联队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Netherlands the free kick. Netherlands's Sijmen Clous was substituted for Lars Meesters. In a very dangerous position, a player in 中国小学生冠军联队 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 78th minute. Penalty! 中国小学生冠军联队's 姚延政 was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 86th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by 蔡骋峰 in the 91st minute. When Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 中国小学生冠军联队's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Netherlands had won after a very even match.