Challenge

rooster empire 1947
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Mihkel Aksalu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wim Wilmes might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mihkel Aksalu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wim Wilmes ran back to his position shaking his head. Netherlands's Wim Wilmes got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gijsbert ter Kruimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Mihkel Aksalu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lars Meesters had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mihkel Aksalu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the match, Dep. Moron's Nacho Hernández sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnout Reekers narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 28 minutes Netherlands's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bob Hart who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Dep. Moron's Son Segura to fire away a dangerous shot which Arnout Reekers despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. David Eikelkamp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 33 minutes Dep. Moron'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. The corner led Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt to fire away a dangerous shot which Mihkel Aksalu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After a rather tough play, Dep. Moron's Amado Jurdan got a free kick in the 39th minute. After 42 minutes of play, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mihkel Aksalu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Anthony Barnes's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 45thth minute, Arnout Reekers skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 47 minutes into the match, Wim Wilmes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mihkel Aksalu. Dep. Moron's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wim Wilmes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2.

Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mihkel Aksalu having to interfere. In the 57th minute of the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mihkel Aksalu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 60thth minute of the game Nacho Hernández 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. Dep. Moron were awarded a corner in the 61th minute after Netherlands's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bob Hart took the corner. The corner led Dep. Moron's Bob Hart to fire away a dangerous shot which Arnout Reekers despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Gustaaf Groeneveldt scored 0-3 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mihkel Aksalu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nacho Hernández in the 73rd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nacho Hernández in the 78th minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ion Dulgherescu in the 80th minute of the match. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anthony Barnes, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Dep. Moron's Mihkel Aksalu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 86th minute of play. 88 minutes into the game, Anthony Barnes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Arnout Reekers was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Mihkel Aksalu in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Dep. Moron supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Netherlands's performance. The match ended with a win for Netherlands.