Challenge

La Bombonera de MDQ
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Isaias Gaitano took the kick off in the first half of the match. Wim Wilmes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 9th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Miguel Gonzales was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 14 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abelardo Sansone. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaias Gaitano in the 17th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Wim Wilmes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Netherlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Wim Wilmes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Miguel Gonzales breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Miguel Gonzales came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer. But to his dismay, Gijsbert ter Kruimer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 26th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Gonzales saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaias Gaitano in the 33rd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th match minute, CA Boca Jrs MdP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abelardo Sansone to maneuver through the defense. Miguel Gonzales showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 47th minute of the match. In the 49th minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. CA Boca Jrs MdP's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran over to the corner to take the kick. A very nice done corner allowed Gustaaf Groeneveldt to score against Miguel Gonzales in CA Boca Jrs MdP's goal. 1-3 after 49 minutes. The CA Boca Jrs MdP players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Netherlands were winning 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gijsbert ter Kruimer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ezequiel Gauargi kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. A hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer from long distance, 55 minutes into the match, got Miguel Gonzales's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abelardo Sansone in the 58th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 62 minutes, Miguel Gonzales successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 63rd minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. Miguel Gonzales showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 65th minute of the match. Gijsbert ter Kruimer's late challenge caught a CA Boca Jrs MdP's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gijsbert ter Kruimer helped the player get up and apologised. In the 70th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gijsbert ter Kruimer to maneuver through the defense. 73 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Abelardo Sansone came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Gonzales having to interfere. Gustaaf Groeneveldt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Miguel Gonzales made a huge save. Gustaaf Groeneveldt received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Miguel Gonzales came out and tried to block the shot, but Gustaaf Groeneveldt slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 81st minute. Gustaaf Groeneveldt hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abelardo Sansone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 2-4 when Isaias Gaitano sped through Netherlands's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arnout Reekers. Abelardo Sansone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Arnout Reekers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in CA Boca Jrs MdP's zone, Gustaaf Groeneveldt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Miguel Gonzales 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. Wim Wilmes might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Miguel Gonzales. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wim Wilmes ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 97th minute, Isaias Gaitano got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abelardo Sansone in the 99th minute of the match. The Netherlands supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Netherlands would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.