Challenge

Sowliny Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dante Llope started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Osa Ossa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Meesters, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Eikelkamp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osa Ossa having to interfere. In the 15th minute Łukasz Piszczek 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. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dante Llope in the 17th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007's Łukasz Piszczek got a free kick in the 19th minute. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Netherlands from getting a goal against them. Qiu Cheng Xiang could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. Arnout Reekers was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dante Llope showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 27 minute of play. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Qiu Cheng Xiang sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007 getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Łukasz Piszczek hit a great ball. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Qiu Cheng Xiang in the 46th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gijsbert ter Kruimer to strike the kick off in the second half. Wim Wilmes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Osa Ossa 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 Qiu Cheng Xiang in the 54th minute of play. After some careless play in the Netherlands defense, Wladyslaw Debowy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arnout Reekers. The Netherlands fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arnout Reekers should have stopped the shot. After 60 minutes, Egbert Nijveldt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Netherlands and the Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 63rd match minute, Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dante Llope to maneuver through the defense. Osa Ossa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Meesters, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Osa Ossa. The goal made the score 2-1. After some careless play in the Netherlands defense, Qiu Cheng Xiang kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arnout Reekers. The Netherlands fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arnout Reekers should have stopped the shot. 83 minutes into the match, Dante Llope notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Netherlands's Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Netherlands's zone, Dante Llope stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal and Dante Llope tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wladyslaw Debowy in the 88th minute of the match. With a little luck, Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007's Osa Ossa got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. Netherlands's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007 had won, even though Netherlands had held more of the ball.