Challenge

Gigante de Ardiles
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Donato Venerando started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato Venerando in the 3rd minute of the match. Arnout Reekers had great luck who in the 3rdth minute grab hold of the ball when Donato Venerando from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. After 4 played minutes Ardiles got a freekick which was hit by Santos Eguen. Emanuel Jacob took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristo Basajaun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16thth minute of the game Indiana Jones 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. Donato Venerando could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. Donato Venerando could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. Cristo Basajaun in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Arnout Reekers, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Venerando in the 21st minute of play. Gustaaf Groeneveldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Emanuel Jacob tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimeno Abastas in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Jacob saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emanuel Jacob showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wim Wilmes, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 43rd minute of play forced Ardiles's goalkeeper Emanuel Jacob to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuel Jacob showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wim Wilmes, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Netherlands's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 48th minute. Gijsbert ter Kruimer struck a weak shot in the 49th minute. Emanuel Jacob didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Netherlands. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Ardiles's Emanuel Jacob played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 53rd minute of play. Ardiles's Emanuel Jacob proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Ardiles from getting a goal against them. Netherlands's Bart Zomerhuis was substituted for Gijsbert ter Kruimer. Ardiles:s Emanuel Jacob showed great skill when he stopped Gustaaf Groeneveldt:s penalty. Wim Wilmes might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emanuel Jacob. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wim Wilmes ran back to his position shaking his head. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimeno Abastas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wim Wilmes in the 72ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Emanuel Jacob, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Emanuel Jacob was a little too slow when Bart Zomerhuis got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 74th minute. The score was now 1-1. Wim Wilmes's late challenge caught a Ardiles's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wim Wilmes helped the player get up and apologised. In the 79th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wim Wilmes to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute Cristo Basajaun 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. Wim Wilmes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Jacob having to interfere. Emanuel Jacob showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wim Wilmes, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After 86 played minutes Ardiles got a freekick which was hit by Cristo Basajaun. Ardiles's Feliberto Ramirez was substituted for Indiana Jones. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Emanuel Jacob in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Emanuel Jacob was out of position in the 90 minute of play, and Gustaaf Groeneveldt capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gustaaf Groeneveldt really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. The crowd rose to their feet as Netherlands's Wim Wilmes slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Emanuel Jacob. That made the score 1-3 after 93 minutes of play. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Ardiles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bo-Erik Samuelsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donato Venerando, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Netherlands played a much better game than Ardiles and deserved their victory. The Ardiles players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.