Challenge

Kagithane Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with the kick off. A collision led to ... getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Sergio Ramos hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 11th minute of play forced ...'s goalkeeper Sarper Kürşat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tansel Aydemir in the 12th minute of the match. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Frisck in the 15th minute of play. Sarper Kürşat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wim Wilmes, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Netherlands from getting a goal against them. ... were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after Netherlands's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Recep Talha Tokuz took the corner. In the 23rd minute, one of Netherlands:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Netherlands. 26 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Tansel Aydemir came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alim Erem in the 27th minute. Sarper Kürşat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Eikelkamp in the 30th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Erdeniz Bekiroğlu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erdeniz Bekiroğlu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Recep Talha Tokuz hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Sarper Kürşat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Meesters, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wim Wilmes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sarper Kürşat having to interfere. 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.

... made a substitution. Batur Canel replaced Aytunç Akartürk. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tansel Aydemir to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wim Wilmes got free with Sarper Kürşat in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by ...'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was slow to take the kick. During this time Netherlands's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Netherlands's Egbert Nijveldt to fire away a dangerous shot which Sarper Kürşat despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 57 minutes into the match, ...'s goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Sarper Kürşat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Frank Frisck's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnout Reekers was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Through an outstanding action, after 64 minutes, Sarper Kürşat successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 69 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Frisck came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over 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 Şahin Kocakalp in the 74th minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şahin Kocakalp in the 74th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Frisck in the 75th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the match, ...'s goalkeeper Sarper Kürşat had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. After 80 minutes ...'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. Alim Erem charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alim Erem the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. ...'s Sarper Kürşat proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save ... from getting a goal against them. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Selim Zor in the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th minute Selim Zor 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. The supporters of ... booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustaaf Groeneveldt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Selim Zor in the 94th minute of the match. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Şahin Kocakalp in the 95th minute of play. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Selim Zor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ...'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.