Challenge

Morängsvallen
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Helge Molander took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the Netherlands defense, Bai Peng Ning 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. Helge Molander charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Helge Molander the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 8 played minutes Nusnäs IF got a freekick which was hit by Helge Molander. David Eikelkamp kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Adrian Bergström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 16 minutes, Gijsbert ter Kruimer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Netherlands's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gijsbert ter Kruimer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bai Peng Ning might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arnout Reekers. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bai Peng Ning ran back to his position shaking his head. Adrian Bergström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 20th minute of the match. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Netherlands from getting a goal against them. In the 22nd match minute, Nusnäs IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by George Håkansson to maneuver through the defense. Adrian Bergström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 26th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Helge Molander got free with Arnout Reekers in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Nusnäs IF's zone, Lars Meesters stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adrian Bergström came out of the goal and Lars Meesters tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Nusnäs IF's zone, Gustaaf Groeneveldt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adrian Bergström came out of the goal and Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 40th minute, Lars Meesters hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 42 minutes into the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Nusnäs IF's Adrian Bergström. Adrian Bergström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gijsbert ter Kruimer to make the kick off. A collision led to Nusnäs IF getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Bai Peng Ning hit a great ball. With a little luck, Nusnäs IF's Adrian Bergström got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Lars Meesters kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Adrian Bergström. That made the score 1-2 in the 65 minute of play. Wim Wilmes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 76th minute of play forced Nusnäs IF's goalkeeper Adrian Bergström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Nusnäs IF's George Håkansson got a free kick in the 79th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Lars Meesters managed to get in a good position for a shot. Netherlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Lars Meesters was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adrian Bergström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Adrian Bergström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Nusnäs IF's zone, Gustaaf Groeneveldt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adrian Bergström came out of the goal and Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Love Svensson kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Adrian Bergström acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 96th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer. The Nusnäs IF fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Netherlands were clearly better and deserved to take the win.