Challenge

Arena Celeste
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gijsbert ter Kruimer got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. Gijsbert ter Kruimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Lázár Erdélyi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Se7e's Lázár Erdélyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 11th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Se7e's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Lázár Erdélyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 16 minutes Se7e'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 Lars Meesters to fire away a dangerous shot which Lázár Erdélyi despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Bernardo Félix's late challenge caught a Netherlands's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bernardo Félix helped the player get up and apologised. In the 17th match minute, Se7e was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Félix to maneuver through the defense. Lázár Erdélyi 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. In the 25th minute, Gust Ennemans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Luciano Trigo came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Se7e fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Luciano Trigo couldn't finish the play. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean Ramos in the 32nd minute of play. A hard shot 35 in the game by Luciano Trigo from a close distance when the talented Arnout Reekers managed to make a qualified save. Netherlands's players were relieved. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Luciano Trigo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Michel Tande's late challenge caught a Netherlands's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Michel Tande helped the player get up and apologised. Luciano Trigo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. After 46 minutes, Gustaaf Groeneveldt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Netherlands and the Se7e players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Se7e booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustaaf Groeneveldt didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 48 minutes of play, Se7e's Luciano Trigo made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnout Reekers was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jean Ramos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lázár Erdélyi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gust Ennemans made in the 59th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Se7e's Bernardo Félix. Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a great header on Netherlands's corner, it was just that Se7e's Lázár Erdélyi managed to reach the ball for a save. Gijsbert ter Kruimer scored 1-2 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lázár Erdélyi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 69th minute Luciano Trigo 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. 81 minutes into the match, Luciano Trigo 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 Luciano Trigo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. 86 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lázár Erdélyi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. In the 93rd minute, Zé Augusto Torres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Se7e 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.