Challenge

Solar Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eden Neuville kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Marian Gejda 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. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Gilbert Jaworski took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Arnout Reekers to make any attempt to save it. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Mala FC's Eden Neuville. But to his dismay, Eden Neuville quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilbert Jaworski in the 13th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Gilbert Jaworski could shoot a difficult shot in the 18th minute, which Arnout Reekers however easily saved by the left post. In the 19th minute of the match Mala FC got a corner. Netherlands's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marian Gejda ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Mala FC's corner Marian Gejda fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Arnout Reekers quite easily take care of the ball. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eden Neuville, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 24 minutes into the match, Mala FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Fidel Sauveur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fidel Sauveur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fidel Sauveur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fidel Sauveur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marian Gejda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 35th minute of play forced Mala FC's goalkeeper Fidel Sauveur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fidel Sauveur 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 39th minute. After 40 played minutes Mala FC got a freekick which was hit by Fausto Prado. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eden Neuville, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eden Neuville, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eden Neuville in the 42nd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

60 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Gilbert Jaworski came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Eden Neuville had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 66th minute of play forced Mala FC's goalkeeper Fidel Sauveur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eden Neuville, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fidel Sauveur made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wim Wilmes in the 76th minute. A collision led to Mala FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Marian Gejda hit a great ball. 81 minutes into the match, Wim Wilmes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fidel Sauveur. Mala FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wim Wilmes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Wim Wilmes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fidel Sauveur came out and tried to block the shot, but Wim Wilmes slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 84th minute. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilbert Jaworski in the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egbert Nijveldt to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Netherlands's zone, Eden Neuville stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal and Eden Neuville tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.