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. 4 minutes into the game, Bolko Julius cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Arnout Reekers was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Oktay Gariboğlu took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. When Wim Wilmes came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Netherlands fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Wim Wilmes couldn't finish the play. 14 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Oktay Gariboğlu came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Buğrahan Ufki in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Hilal Gençlik's Buğrahan Ufki got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. Buğrahan Ufki was out of position in the 18 minute of play, and Gustaaf Groeneveldt capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gustaaf Groeneveldt really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Bolko Julius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 23 minutes into the match, Mustafa Cumhur Mürşit notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Netherlands's Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gijsbert ter Kruimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Buğrahan Ufki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Cumhur Mürşit in the 31st minute of play. Buğrahan Ufki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Meesters in the 34th minute of the match. Buğrahan Ufki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 37th minute of the match. Çağdaş Quaresma hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Buğrahan Ufki made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent off a good shot on target.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bolko Julius to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfred Rasialdo got free with Arnout Reekers in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hilal Gençlik's Buğrahan Ufki 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. Buğrahan Ufki 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 56th minute. Hilal Gençlik's Buğrahan Ufki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 58th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bolko Julius in the 59th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bolko Julius in the 60th minute of play. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oktay Gariboğlu in the 62nd minute. A collision led to Hilal Gençlik getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Efekan Ensar hit a great ball. Hilal Gençlik's Buğrahan Ufki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 67th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Gustaaf Groeneveldt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Buğrahan Ufki was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Buğrahan Ufki 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. 78 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Mustafa Cumhur Mürşit came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Buğrahan Ufki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Buğrahan Ufki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Meesters in the 84th minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Lars Meesters ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Buğrahan Ufki was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Mustafa Cumhur Mürşit tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Efekan Ensar fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hilal Gençlik's protests and gave Efekan Ensar a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Hilal Gençlik's Efekan Ensar got a free kick in the 91st minute. Oktay Gariboğlus short, quick shot in the 94thth minute got Arnout Reekers to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Netherlands lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.