Challenge

Bondevallen
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Lars Meesters hit a great ball. Jonatan Smedfeldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 13 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Jimmy Busk came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Natasha Sjøholm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Eikelkamp in the 16th minute of the match. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by Griskultingarnas FF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was slow to take the kick. During this time Netherlands's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Netherlands's corner Egbert Nijveldt fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Natasha Sjøholm quite easily take care of the ball. In the 19thth minute of the game Jochem Klooster who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Netherlands's Arnout Reekers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Griskultingarnas FF fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Griskultingarnas FF's Jochem Klooster looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 24th minute Jochem Klooster 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. After a defensive mix-up in Netherlands's zone, Jimmy Busk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal and Jimmy Busk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Griskultingarnas FF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thor Wiberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arne Lång hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Natasha Sjøholm 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 50th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jochem Klooster 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. In the 57th minute, Arman Ekström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Natasha Sjøholm didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lars Meesters went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Natasha Sjøholm came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt. But to his dismay, Gustaaf Groeneveldt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Arne Lång hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natasha Sjøholm having to interfere. Natasha Sjøholm made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 78th minute. Griskultingarnas FF's Natasha Sjøholm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustaaf Groeneveldt to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jochem Klooster in the 83rd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute Griskultingarnas FF were awarded a corner. Arman Ekström went to the cornerflag to take it. Griskultingarnas FF's Arman Ekström was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Arnout Reekers in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. David Eikelkamp hit a great ball.