Challenge

Netherlands Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, 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. Hao Qian Yi struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Arnout Reekers didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Atunes De Margarita FC⚽️. Efraim Leizaur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 11th minute of play. In the 14th minute Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efraim Leizaur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kees Mooiweer hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Malcolm Stenman in the 16th minute of the match. It was a well-played corner which Hao Qian Yi managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hao Qian Yi in the 20th minute of play. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Atunes De Margarita FC⚽️ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Porfirio Tariego didn't get a good kick on the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Efraim Leizaur. Atunes De Margarita FC⚽️'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gijsbert ter Kruimer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Atunes De Margarita FC⚽️'s Efraim Leizaur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 28th minute of play. With a little luck, Atunes De Margarita FC⚽️'s Efraim Leizaur got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 31st minute of play forced Atunes De Margarita FC⚽️'s goalkeeper Efraim Leizaur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Atunes De Margarita FC⚽️'s Efraim Leizaur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 33rd minute of play. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 34th minute after Atunes De Margarita FC⚽️'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. Efraim Leizaur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 40th minute of the match. Mathijn Doctor hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Hao Qian Yi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 60th minute, Oihenarte Robledo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Efraim Leizaur 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 65th minute. In the 73rd minute, David Eikelkamp 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: 2-0. Atunes De Margarita FC⚽️ made a substitution. Froilan Diaz replaced Gilberto Hurdinosa. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Malcolm Stenman in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnout Reekers prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Wim Wilmes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Efraim Leizaur was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Malcolm Stenman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arnout Reekers having to make a save. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Netherlands from getting a goal against them. In the 84th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efraim Leizaur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Efraim Leizaur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Meesters in the 87th minute of the match. Froilan Diaz kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Wim Wilmes struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Efraim Leizaur didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Netherlands. Atunes De Margarita FC⚽️'s Efraim Leizaur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 92nd minute of play. After 95 played minutes Atunes De Margarita FC⚽️ got a freekick which was hit by Yenal Oral. When the referee ended the match the Netherlands players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.