Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aníbal Alagoano in the 6th minute of the match. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aníbal Alagoano in the 7th minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aníbal Alagoano in the 11th minute of the match. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by Netherlands's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ricardinho Pena was slow to take the kick. During this time Jenipapo SC's players had a chance to rest. The audience was convinced that Maurício Arósio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnout Reekers was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wim Wilmes got free with Karl Pilgren in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 25 minutes into the match, Wim Wilmes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Karl Pilgren. Jenipapo SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wim Wilmes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 28 minutes into the game, Gijsbert ter Kruimer recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Karl Pilgren. Gijsbert ter Kruimer showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aníbal Alagoano in the 34th minute of play. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aníbal Alagoano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardinho Pena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vinicio Junior in the 43rd minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aníbal Alagoano to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Aníbal Alagoano 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 Wim Wilmes in the 56th minute of play forced Jenipapo SC's goalkeeper Karl Pilgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute, Ricardinho Pena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zé Carlos Monteiro charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zé Carlos Monteiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Zé Carlos Monteiro hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute, Lars Meesters left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Netherlands fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ricardinho Pena who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 64thth minute tested the skills of Arnout Reekers when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 66 minutes of play, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Karl Pilgren was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Ricardinho Pena tried to sneak it across the goal line. Karl Pilgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 73rd minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinicio Junior, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vinicio Junior in the 82nd minute of play. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. David Eikelkamp hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardinho Pena in the 87th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.