Challenge

Shea
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The Cavern Club's Geovani Mendonça started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Barbaros Bozbey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yoel Liñan, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yoel Liñan in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 13th minute of play forced The Cavern Club's goalkeeper Barbaros Bozbey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Geovani Mendonça sent off a good shot on target. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Geovani Mendonça sent off a good shot on target. Richard Nixon made a great header on The Cavern Club's corner, it was just that Netherlands's Arnout Reekers managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Richard Nixon got free with Arnout Reekers in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arnout Reekers was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Richard Nixon showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 24 minute of play. In the 27th match minute, The Cavern Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Krasniqi to maneuver through the defense. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santiago Emesto in the 30th minute of play. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richard Nixon in the 34th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Santiago Emesto notched a goal, 2-0, 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. Geovani Mendonça hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. 46 minutes into the game, Wim Wilmes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Barbaros Bozbey was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a kick off. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovani Mendonça in the 51st minute of the match. Geovani Mendonça struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Arnout Reekers didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Cavern Club. Barbaros Bozbey made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 55th minute. A throw-in in the 58th minute of the game was made by Gijsbert ter Kruimer with Wim Wilmes as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Barbaros Bozbey made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Wim Wilmes sent off a good shot on target. Geovani Mendonça spun around in front of the goal 63 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Netherlands's goal. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richard Nixon, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Wim Wilmes struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Barbaros Bozbey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Netherlands. In the 76th minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. Netherlands's David Eikelkamp was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Barbaros Bozbey in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovani Mendonça in the 77th minute of play. In the 80th minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. Kees Mooiweer made a great header on Netherlands's corner, it was just that The Cavern Club's Barbaros Bozbey managed to reach the ball for a save. 82 minutes into the game, The Cavern Club's Richard Nixon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnout Reekers made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. After 85 played minutes Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Barbaros Bozbey stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing The Cavern Club of the goal. Santiago Emesto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice moves Gustaaf Groeneveldt could shoot a difficult shot in the 95th minute, which Barbaros Bozbey however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 96th minute of play forced The Cavern Club's goalkeeper Barbaros Bozbey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Netherlands players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for The Cavern Club.