Challenge

Carno Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Carno FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Porfirio Olarte didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hayrullah İrfanoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 9th minute of play. In the 12th minute Victoro Soto 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 19th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hayrullah İrfanoğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carno FK's Hayrullah İrfanoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 29th minute of play forced Carno FK's goalkeeper Hayrullah İrfanoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt 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. In the 33rd minute Sven Vollander 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. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şenel Rafet in the 34th minute of the match. After 42 minutes Carno FK'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 nice corner shot did that Wim Wilmes got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Hayrullah İrfanoğlu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 46 minutes Carno FK'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. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sven Vollander to make the kick off. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Carno FK's Victoro Soto. But to his dismay, Victoro Soto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Carno FK's Hayrullah İrfanoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 54th minute of play. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Carno FK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was slow to take the kick. During this time Netherlands's players had a chance to rest. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Wim Wilmes put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Hayrullah İrfanoğlu. 59 minutes into the match, Victoro Soto 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 Victoro Soto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Hayrullah İrfanoğlu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 69th minute. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victoro Soto in the 71st minute of play. Victoro Soto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wim Wilmes got free with Hayrullah İrfanoğlu in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, Netherlands's Hayrullah İrfanoğlu threw himself towards the right post 82 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven Vollander in the 85th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carno FK made a substitution. Alper Beyhan replaced Cameron Pruett. In the 94th match minute, Carno FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Porfirio Olarte to maneuver through the defense. For all the effort they put into the match, the Netherlands players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Carno FK.