Challenge

Bombaclat Stadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A well-hit corner resulted in Lars Meesters heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. AC Milan's Sixten Apelqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 13th minute of play. Egbert Nijveldt lost his temper 15 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Netherlands fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 15th minute. Penalty! An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurt Rolandsson in the 20th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Sixten Apelqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 28th minute of play forced AC Milan's goalkeeper Sixten Apelqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurt Rolandsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 32 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Sixten Apelqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Netherlands from getting a goal against them. Sixten Apelqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Meesters in the 37th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in AC Milan's zone, Gijsbert ter Kruimer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sixten Apelqvist came out of the goal and Gijsbert ter Kruimer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. David Eikelkamp hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After 47 minutes, Vali Mălaimare mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AC Milan and the Netherlands players grew even worse after the yellow card.

Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vilgot Håkansson during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 64th minute, Vilgot Håkansson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AC Milan's Sixten Apelqvist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save AC Milan from getting a goal against them. In the 75th minute, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. AC Milan's Per Åberg was substituted for Kurt Rolandsson. Sixten Apelqvist made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Wim Wilmes sent off a good shot on target. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Per Åberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Per Åberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer hit a great ball. Despite being the better team, Netherlands failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.