Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Rui Bing charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rui Bing the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rui Bing kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 12th minute of play forced Kwaski Sandomierz's goalkeeper Barbaros Sargan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes in the game, Wim Wilmes dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tạ Bunk in the 15th minute of play. After some careless play in the Kwaski Sandomierz defense, David Eikelkamp kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Barbaros Sargan. The Kwaski Sandomierz fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Barbaros Sargan should have stopped the shot. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benne Jacobsson in the 27th minute of play. In the 33rd minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. Kwaski Sandomierz'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. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaw Zembrzuski in the 36th minute of the match. After 37th play minutes Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Barbaros Sargan and just under the crossbar into goal. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tạ Bunk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rui Bing in the 42nd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 43 minutes, Mathijn Doctor mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Netherlands and the Kwaski Sandomierz players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Kwaski Sandomierz booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mathijn Doctor didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tạ Bunk to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Kwaski Sandomierz's Olgierd Walkowski got a free kick in the 52nd minute. 57 minutes into the match, Kwaski Sandomierz's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Barbaros Sargan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Eikelkamp in the 59th minute of play forced Kwaski Sandomierz's goalkeeper Barbaros Sargan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaw Zembrzuski. In the 67th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Barbaros Sargan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Kwaski Sandomierz defense, Wim Wilmes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Barbaros Sargan. The Kwaski Sandomierz fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Barbaros Sargan should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Kwaski Sandomierz getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Cayetano Totakoxe hit a great ball. Barbaros Sargan came out of the goal in the 82nd 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 4-1. 5-1 became the score in the 86th minute when Gijsbert ter Kruimer elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 91st minute, Mathijn Doctor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.