Challenge

Estádio Poetass
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gerson Carneiro kicked off to start the match. After 6 played minutes Poetass FC got a freekick which was hit by Váldson Miranda. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cássio Maia in the 12th minute of play. Poetass FC's Gerson Carneiro was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 12th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 15th minute Lars Meesters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moisés Arruda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 16 minutes Poetass FC'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 ended in Lars Meesters almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Poetass FC's Moisés Arruda did a great save. Moisés Arruda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 23rd minute Mathijn Doctor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moisés Arruda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kalle Billberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. 28 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Kalle Billberg came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th match minute, Poetass FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nagoi De la Torre to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Váldson Miranda tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arnout Reekers was a little too slow when Váldson Miranda got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 32nd minute. The score was now 2-0. 46 minutes into the match, Witalis Brysz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Witalis Brysz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a kick off. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Gustaaf Groeneveldt took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Moisés Arruda to make any attempt to save it. After 56 played minutes Poetass FC got a freekick which was hit by Witalis Brysz. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Netherlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustaaf Groeneveldt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Moisés Arruda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Witalis Brysz in the 59th minute of play. When Poetass FC's Nildo de Souza in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Netherlands's goalie prevented a goal. Moisés Arruda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Meesters, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Moisés Arruda 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 73rd minute. After some careless play in the Poetass FC defense, Wim Wilmes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Moisés Arruda. The Poetass FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Moisés Arruda should have stopped the shot. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kalle Billberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Celsinho Montenegro hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. After 82 played minutes, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Moisés Arruda came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Netherlands reached it. Moisés Arruda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Poetass FC's Moisés Arruda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Meesters in the 85th minute of play. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Poetass FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. The corner ended in Gijsbert ter Kruimer almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Poetass FC's Moisés Arruda did a great save. The corner led to Poetass FC's Nagoi De la Torre getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Moisés Arruda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Meesters in the 97th minute of play. Poetass FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Netherlands for a fine match.