Challenge

MAZUROWCY
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Juliusz Dzierwa got the match started through his kick off. Cezary Sitko 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. Cezary Sitko 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 5th minute. In the 7th match minute, MKS Mazur Ełk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Garoa Ojesto to maneuver through the defense. After 11 minutes, Egbert Nijveldt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Netherlands and the MKS Mazur Ełk players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 11 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Egbert Nijveldt. Gust Ennemans hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a precise shot to the right of Cezary Sitko. MKS Mazur Ełk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 23 minutes, Garoa Ojesto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MKS Mazur Ełk and the Netherlands players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 22 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for MKS Mazur Ełk! Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 30 minutes of play MKS Mazur Ełk's Garoa Ojesto was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to MKS Mazur Ełk getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Garoa Ojesto hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, MKS Mazur Ełk's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Cezary Sitko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th match minute, MKS Mazur Ełk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dawid Galagan to maneuver through the defense. The MKS Mazur Ełk players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Netherlands were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Gijsbert ter Kruimer made the kick off in the second half. Cezary Sitko made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent off a good shot on target. After 53 minutes MKS Mazur Ełk'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. A well-hit corner resulted in Mathijn Doctor heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wieslaw Zawacki in the 55th minute of play. After 61 minutes of play, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cezary Sitko was left in no man's land by his defense there! MKS Mazur Ełk's Teobald Gregorczyk was substituted for Mehmet Hamdi Yavuzay. The supporters of Netherlands booed when MKS Mazur Ełk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karol Swiderski didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 69 played minutes MKS Mazur Ełk got a freekick which was hit by Dawid Galagan. 71 minutes into the match, MKS Mazur Ełk's goalkeeper Cezary Sitko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. Cezary Sitko made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent off a good shot on target. Gijsbert ter Kruimer might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cezary Sitko. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 81st minute of the match MKS Mazur Ełk got a corner. Netherlands's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. David Bitănescu ran over to the corner to take the kick. MKS Mazur Ełk's David Bitănescu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Arnout Reekers in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 91st minute of play forced MKS Mazur Ełk's goalkeeper Cezary Sitko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wieslaw Zawacki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 95 minutes, David Bitănescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MKS Mazur Ełk and the Netherlands players grew even worse after the yellow card. The goalkeeper, Cezary Sitko, was totally fooled by Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer, who 96 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. When the match was over Netherlands could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than MKS Mazur Ełk throughout the match.