Challenge

Meerdorp Stadion
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ciro Lira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 3rd minute of the match. Ciro Lira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 8th minute of the match. In the 8th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Lira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Martín González kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Decathlon Anderlecht's Ciro Lira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 12th minute of play. Ciro Lira came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Netherlands's Lars Meesters. But to his dismay, Lars Meesters quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 27 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ciro Lira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 30th minute of play forced Decathlon Anderlecht's goalkeeper Ciro Lira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Decathlon Anderlecht's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Ciro Lira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ciro Lira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 32nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Marcus Odin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Decathlon Anderlecht's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcus Odin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arnout Reekers breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gustaaf Groeneveldt took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ciro Lira. Ciro Lira dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Lars Meesters kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Wim Wilmes notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Decathlon Anderlecht's Ciro Lira. Ciro Lira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcus Odin in the 47th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gijsbert ter Kruimer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Pedro Teles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnout Reekers was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pedro Teles in the 51st 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remco Dekker in the 55th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Decathlon Anderlecht's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Meesters came free, but Ciro Lira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 61st minute of play forced Decathlon Anderlecht's goalkeeper Ciro Lira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Decathlon Anderlecht's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Wim Wilmes 61 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-6. After a rather tough play, Decathlon Anderlecht's Pedro Teles got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute, Decathlon Anderlecht's Loui De Loose seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Loui De Loose the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Decathlon Anderlecht protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Loui De Loose had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Decathlon Anderlecht was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Loui De Loose didn't get a good kick on the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ciro Lira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Decathlon Anderlecht booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wim Wilmes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ciro Lira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 70th minute of the match. In the 71st minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Lira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ciro Lira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 73rd minute of the match. When Gijsbert ter Kruimer got free in front of the goal in the 73rd minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Ciro Lira was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Decathlon Anderlecht's Ciro Lira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Decathlon Anderlecht from getting a goal against them. Ciro Lira made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent off a good shot on target. At last the ball reached Wim Wilmes at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Decathlon Anderlecht. 0-7. In the 81st minute, Wim Wilmes reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ciro Lira. The goal made the score 0-8. Ciro Lira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bas Tuitert in the 90th minute. In the 90th minute, Gregoire Van Kelf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Decathlon Anderlecht's Ciro Lira got control of the ball when Wim Wilmes tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match was over Netherlands could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Decathlon Anderlecht throughout the match.