Challenge

Catatumbo Park
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Tristan Franquis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 4th minute of play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Tristan Franquis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Wim Wilmes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Netherlands fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 16th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tristan Franquis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tristan Franquis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute Ben Breton 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. When Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Ben Breton in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Netherlands's goalie prevented a goal. Tristan Franquis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 25th minute of play. Fernan Erus kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 30th minute of play forced Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalkeeper Tristan Franquis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tristan Franquis 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 34th minute. After 35 played minutes Imperio Catatumbo de Lara got a freekick which was hit by Helder Jares. Tristan Franquis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 45th minute of the match. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 47th minute after Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Gijsbert ter Kruimer got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tristan Franquis quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The Imperio Catatumbo de Lara players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Netherlands were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Ben Breton made the kick off in the second half. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Tristan Franquis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 54th minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Wim Wilmes dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tristan Franquis, 0-2. In the 61st match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mathijn Doctor to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 65th minute of play forced Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalkeeper Tristan Franquis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 67 minutes Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gijsbert ter Kruimer who took care of the corner kick. In the 69th minute Senio Opazo 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 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Senio Opazo in the 70th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tristan Franquis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 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 72nd minute. After 79 minutes Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gijsbert ter Kruimer who took care of the corner kick. Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a great header on Netherlands's corner, it was just that Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Tristan Franquis managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Tristan Franquis got control of the ball when Wim Wilmes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liu Liang Gang in the 82nd minute of play. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Anastasios Machlas was substituted for Ben Breton. Tristan Franquis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Meesters in the 87th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Lars Meesters's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tristan Franquis was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. When Netherlands's Lars Meesters in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalie prevented a goal. Wincent Kanczuszewski took the ball and in the 90 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 1-2. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wincent Kanczuszewski in the 92nd minute of play. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anastasios Machlas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Netherlands walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.