Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gijsbert ter Kruimer got the match started through his kick off. Li Lin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 7th minute of the match. Vecdet Baştürk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Arnout Reekers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wiktor Kjellqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. With an all-out effort, Netherlands's Li Lin threw himself towards the right post 26 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Li Lin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wim Wilmes in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 29th minute of play forced Moose Knuckles's goalkeeper Li Lin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Netherlands's Li Lin threw himself towards the right post 30 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aloyzas Valys in the 35th minute of play. Vecdet Baştürk hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Gustaaf Groeneveldt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Li Lin made a huge save. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Moose Knuckles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vecdet Baştürk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Li Lin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Meesters in the 44th minute of the match. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wiktor Kjellqvist in the 46th minute of the match. In the 47th minute, Aloyzas Valys left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Moose Knuckles fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Moose Knuckles made a substitution. Jedrzej Beninda replaced Vecdet Baştürk. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Jedrzej Beninda made the kick off in the second half. In the 54thth minute of the game Gijsbert ter Kruimer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Moose Knuckles's Li Lin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 58 played minutes Moose Knuckles got a freekick which was hit by Hélio Paraíba. In the 59th minute, Gabriel Maraman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Moose Knuckles defense, Gustaaf Groeneveldt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Li Lin. The Moose Knuckles fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Li Lin should have stopped the shot. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wiktor Kjellqvist in the 64th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Netherlands's zone, Wiktor Kjellqvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal and Wiktor Kjellqvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 71st minute of play forced Moose Knuckles's goalkeeper Li Lin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Aloyzas Valys sent off a good shot on target. Gustaaf Groeneveldt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Moose Knuckles's Jaunius Balčaitis was substituted for Aloyzas Valys. Moose Knuckles made a substitution. Bernardas Eidintas replaced Venancio Nardo. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Moose Knuckles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sonic Ball didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Gustaaf Groeneveldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Li Lin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jedrzej Beninda in the 88th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wiktor Kjellqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Li Lin having to interfere. Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 97 minutes, Wim Wilmes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Netherlands's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wim Wilmes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.