Challenge

zoetwater
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Bernardo Sharkin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Gong Ying Zheng stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gijsbert ter Kruimer's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Wim Wilmes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gong Ying Zheng having to make a save. Gong Ying Zheng didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Netherlands's Wim Wilmes shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Bernardo Sharkin sent off a good shot on target. Gustaaf Groeneveldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Gong Ying Zheng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, VC zoetwater's Patrik Olsson got a free kick in the 20th minute. Gong Ying Zheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. 32 minutes into the match, VC zoetwater's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Gong Ying Zheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 36th minute of play forced VC zoetwater's goalkeeper Gong Ying Zheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute VC zoetwater were awarded a corner. Anthony Dumont went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Netherlands's goalie and right to Patrik Olsson. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Netherlands's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bernardo Sharkin got free with Arnout Reekers in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gijsbert ter Kruimer to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Anthony Dumont 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. Mathijn Doctor hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Sharkin, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Sharkin, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Gong Ying Zheng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 78th minute of play forced VC zoetwater's goalkeeper Gong Ying Zheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 79 played minutes VC zoetwater got a freekick which was hit by Tom Van der Veeken. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Armand De Hoef during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Netherlands made a substitution. Sijmen Clous replaced Lars Meesters. After 84 minutes of play, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gong Ying Zheng was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 87th minute, Wim Wilmes fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Gong Ying Zheng, passed just outside the right post. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Sharkin in the 93rd minute of play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Gong Ying Zheng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.