Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, 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. 2 minutes into the game, Łowcy Goroli's Artur Zbydniowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnout Reekers made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 7th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. Łowcy Goroli's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Netherlands's corner Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Augusto Asencio quite easily take care of the ball. 7 minutes into the game Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked a great long shot which passed Augusto Asencio straight ahead into the goal, Result 1-1. One couldn't see Gijsbert ter Kruimer behind all of his teammates who surrounded to congratulate him. Herbert Janiczek made in the 12th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Netherlands's David Eikelkamp. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 13th minute of play forced Łowcy Goroli's goalkeeper Augusto Asencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Łowcy Goroli's Augusto Asencio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 22nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Łowcy Goroli's Zbyszek Praski got a free kick in the 27th minute. 28 minutes into the match, Łowcy Goroli's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Meesters came free, but Augusto Asencio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Łowcy Goroli's goalkeeper Augusto Asencio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wim Wilmes. In the 30th minute, Wim Wilmes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 31 minutes of play, Łowcy Goroli's Jakub Indyk made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnout Reekers was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a free kick in the 38th minute. The supporters of Łowcy Goroli booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustaaf Groeneveldt didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute, Lars Meesters hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jakub Indyk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Asencio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Augusto Asencio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Meesters, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roman Dobrowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Roman Dobrowski sent off a good shot on target. Augusto Asencio 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. When Gijsbert ter Kruimer came up free with the goalie in the 74th 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 Gijsbert ter Kruimer couldn't finish the play. Łowcy Goroli's Boleslaw Jajko was substituted for Jakub Indyk. In the 77th minute Roman Dobrowski 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. Netherlands's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 80th minute. Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Augusto Asencio in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After some careless play in the Łowcy Goroli defense, Wim Wilmes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Augusto Asencio. The Łowcy Goroli fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Augusto Asencio should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 84th minute of play forced Łowcy Goroli's goalkeeper Augusto Asencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zachary Tomaszewski during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Zachary Tomaszewski kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Łowcy Goroli were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Netherlands's much stronger midfield.