Challenge

STIL Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ewan Rieu kicked off to start the match. Skytta Toppidrettslag's Ren Bur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 3rd minute of play. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oddvar Nordhus in the 5th minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oddvar Nordhus, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 10th minute of play forced Skytta Toppidrettslag's goalkeeper Ren Bur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lei Ning, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Lei Ning could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oddvar Nordhus in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 22nd minute of play forced Skytta Toppidrettslag's goalkeeper Ren Bur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zachariasz Ciechocki took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ewan Rieu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ewan Rieu did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Arnout Reekers 30 minutes into the match. 33 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Ewan Rieu came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ren Bur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 43rd minute of play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ren Bur having to interfere. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Wim Wilmes hit a great ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gijsbert ter Kruimer to make the kick off. Ren Bur made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 53rd minute. Zachariasz Ciechocki took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. In the 62nd minute Ewan Rieu 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. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zachariasz Ciechocki in the 64th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Skytta Toppidrettslag's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Ren Bur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Wim Wilmes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ren Bur was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Lars Meesters kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Gustaaf Groeneveldt kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 80thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Skytta Toppidrettslag's keeper Ren Bur was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. When Gijsbert ter Kruimer came up free with the goalie in the 83rd 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. 85 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Zachariasz Ciechocki came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 89th minute by Gustaaf Groeneveldt got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Netherlands's Lars Meesters got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 93rd match minute, Skytta Toppidrettslag was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zac Birbauer to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Skytta Toppidrettslag's Steffen Schlenz got a free kick in the 94th minute. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Skytta Toppidrettslag were victorious despite being under pressure from Netherlands for much of the match.