Challenge

Karigavas Bloda
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the kick off in the first half of the match. Prince Blaine kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Zigrīds Paupers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elói Siqueira in the 10th minute of play. In the 11th minute of the match BumboTava got a corner. Netherlands's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Elói Siqueira ran over to the corner to take the kick. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Netherlands from getting a goal against them. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elói Siqueira in the 14th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Gustaaf Groeneveldt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zigrīds Paupers was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. When Gijsbert ter Kruimer got free in front of the goal in the 18th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Zigrīds Paupers was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tabb Bornes got free with Arnout Reekers in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Netherlands booed when BumboTava was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Don Cuca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zigrīds Paupers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 23rd 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 Xoan Huguet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the game, Xoan Huguet threw the ball into play from the sideline. Netherlands's Gust Ennemans quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 30th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lars Meesters to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tabb Bornes in the 32nd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tabb Bornes got free with Arnout Reekers in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Tabb Bornes sent off a good shot on target. In the 45th minute of the match, Tabb Bornes got a very nice opportunity to score, but Arnout Reekers was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Gijsbert ter Kruimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Zigrīds Paupers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Xoan Huguet stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zigrīds Paupers having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, BumboTava's goalkeeper Zigrīds Paupers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. Gustaaf Groeneveldt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Zigrīds Paupers made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Zigrīds Paupers. That made the score 0-1 after 70 minutes of play. When Gijsbert ter Kruimer came up free with the goalie in the 73rd 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. BumboTava's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Elói Siqueira in the 81st minute. Elói Siqueira made a great header on BumboTava's corner, it was just that Netherlands's Arnout Reekers managed to reach the ball for a save. Zigrīds Paupers had great luck who in the 83rdth minute grab hold of the ball when Gijsbert ter Kruimer from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Prince Blaine kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Netherlands's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.