Challenge

Fat Albert Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Damien Fowler hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Andy Renner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 19th minute of play. Alex Martinez's late challenge caught a Netherlands's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alex Martinez helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC Soldeu's Alex Martinez got a free kick in the 20th minute. Andy Renner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Meesters, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Martinez in the 25th minute of the match. In the 25th minute, Alex Martinez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnout Reekers was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After 31 minutes Netherlands's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Patryk Huchro who took care of the corner kick. Damien Fowler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Arnout Reekers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Soldeu's Andy Renner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Meesters in the 37th minute of play. In the 43rd match minute, FC Soldeu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Webster to maneuver through the defense. Alex Martinez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Doug Hoskins's late challenge caught a Netherlands's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Doug Hoskins helped the player get up and apologised. Doug Hoskins hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Egbert Nijveldt got a free kick in the 58th minute. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Doug Hoskins hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after FC Soldeu's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Gijsbert ter Kruimer got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Andy Renner quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Andy Renner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 69th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, FC Soldeu's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Andy Renner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, FC Soldeu's goalkeeper Andy Renner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wim Wilmes. FC Soldeu's Andy Renner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 79th minute of play. In the 85th minute Osvaldas Jasiūnas 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 Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 89th minute of play forced FC Soldeu's goalkeeper Andy Renner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wim Wilmes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andy Renner having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Netherlands walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.