Challenge

Ricardo E. Bochini
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with the kick off. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aggelos Troglis in the 3rd minute. In the 6th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Sengrat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Aggelos Troglis sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Lars Meesters hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the match, Ψ virgen Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Antonio Sengrat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Sengrat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute Aggelos Troglis 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 32nd minute of play forced Ψ virgen Ψ's goalkeeper Antonio Sengrat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32ndth minute of the game Gustaaf Groeneveldt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ψ virgen Ψ's Antonio Sengrat was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Ψ virgen Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Antonio Sengrat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michael Ahlroth in the 44th minute of play. After 45 minutes, Lars Meesters mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Netherlands and the Ψ virgen Ψ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Lars Meesters got a free kick in the 45th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leonardo Pisculichi to make the kick off. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonardo Pisculichi in the 51st minute of play. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Pisculichi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mathijn Doctor kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celso Gar, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonardo Pisculichi in the 55th minute of the match. When Ψ virgen Ψ's Leonardo Pisculichi in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Netherlands's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Gijsbert ter Kruimer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antonio Sengrat was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. With an all-out effort, Netherlands's Antonio Sengrat threw himself towards the right post 58 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Antonio Sengrat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 60th minute of play. 60 minutes into the game, Gijsbert ter Kruimer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Antonio Sengrat was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gustaaf Groeneveldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Antonio Sengrat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. David Eikelkamp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Antonio Sengrat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Ψ virgen Ψ's Antonio Sengrat got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Aggelos Troglis came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antonio Sengrat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Michael Ahlroth hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Antonio Sengrat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Meesters, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Netherlands players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.