Challenge

The wings of success
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Michael Tinglöv in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitko Hadzhiiliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes into the game, SPARROWS's Aan 周瑜 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, 1-0. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Aan 周瑜 sent off a good shot on target. In the 13th minute Karl-Michael Tinglöv 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th 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. Vitko Hadzhiiliev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 16 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Rayko Tzolovski came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Netherlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Gijsbert ter Kruimer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vitko Hadzhiiliev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel Haaland in the 21st minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vitko Hadzhiiliev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 28thth minute of the game Karl-Michael Tinglöv who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Netherlands's Arnout Reekers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aan 周瑜. Mincho Strahinov kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Vitko Hadzhiiliev 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 34th minute. In the 34th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a precise shot to the right of Vitko Hadzhiiliev. SPARROWS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Michael Tinglöv, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lars Meesters sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 41 minutes SPARROWS'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. With his leg Arnout Reekers managed to avoid a goal in the 44thth minute, when SPARROWS's Aan 周瑜 fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

SPARROWS's Conny Gudmundsson was substituted for Mincho Strahinov. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aan 周瑜 to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd 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. Vitko Hadzhiiliev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vitko Hadzhiiliev made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Wim Wilmes sent off a good shot on target. 57 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Lionel Haaland came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 58 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. SPARROWS made a substitution. Pavlin Pintev replaced Milcho Vúlovski. SPARROWS made a substitution. Dinko Velev replaced Omar Tadzio. In the 59th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd match minute, SPARROWS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nemesio Sayvion to maneuver through the defense. In the 66thth minute of the game Aan 周瑜 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Netherlands's Arnout Reekers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 71st minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitko Hadzhiiliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 73rd minute of play forced SPARROWS's goalkeeper Vitko Hadzhiiliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitko Hadzhiiliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute Aan 周瑜 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. Gijsbert ter Kruimer struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Vitko Hadzhiiliev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Netherlands. With a little luck, SPARROWS's Vitko Hadzhiiliev got control of the ball when Wim Wilmes tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Netherlands booed when SPARROWS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hakan Emektar didn't get a good kick on the ball. SPARROWS's Vitko Hadzhiiliev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save SPARROWS from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Michael Tinglöv in the 90th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Gust Ennemans got a free kick in the 93rd minute. In the 94th minute of the match Rayko Tzolovski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arnout Reekers skillfully saved the ball. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Michael Tinglöv, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Rayko Tzolovski, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 97 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Arnout Reekers was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 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.