Challenge

Tornado alley
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arkādijs Vietnieks got free with Arnout Reekers in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 7th minute of the match Agris Kiegelis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arnout Reekers skillfully saved the ball. Xavi Scholes kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Wim Wilmes struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Sigit Sulaksana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Netherlands. In the 13th minute He Chen Xi 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. In the 14th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sigit Sulaksana was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Sigit Sulaksana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arkādijs Vietnieks could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sigit Sulaksana having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Lars Meesters 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. A collision led to FK Tornado getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Woody Springer hit a great ball. FK Tornado's Sigit Sulaksana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 27th minute of play. Sigit Sulaksana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Meesters in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 37th minute of play forced FK Tornado's goalkeeper Sigit Sulaksana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes got a free kick in the 38th minute. 45 minutes into the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sigit Sulaksana. FK Tornado's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gijsbert ter Kruimer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arkādijs Vietnieks was the one to do the kick off. Gustaaf Groeneveldt's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Sigit Sulaksana firmly grabbed it by the left post. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agris Kiegelis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sigit Sulaksana made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent off a good shot on target. FK Tornado's defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Gijsbert ter Kruimer scored to the left of an out of position Sigit Sulaksana, making the score, 0-3. In the 76th minute, Sebastijans Spars hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Netherlands booed when FK Tornado was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. He Chen Xi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Olivier Rogers hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer 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. The supporters of FK Tornado booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bas Tuitert didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 86th minute of play forced FK Tornado's goalkeeper Sigit Sulaksana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gijsbert ter Kruimer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sigit Sulaksana having to make a save. In the 88th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sigit Sulaksana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sigit Sulaksana. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran back to his position shaking his head. 93 minutes into the match, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sigit Sulaksana narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The FK Tornado fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Netherlands were clearly better and deserved to take the win.