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EL PASO
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, 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. Netherlands's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 4th minute. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by 邵洲辰 in the 8th minute. ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's Iosif Tsoleridis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 9th minute of play. After 10 played minutes Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's Iosif Tsoleridis to catch but Gijsbert ter Kruimer was lucky. It became 0-1 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. In the 14th minute Babbis Tolias 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 careless play in the ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ defense, Lars Meesters kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iosif Tsoleridis. The ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iosif Tsoleridis should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bas Tuitert during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Bas Tuitert hit a great ball. Iosif Tsoleridis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 39th minute of play. After 44 minutes, Anthimos Nioras mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ and the Netherlands players grew even worse after the yellow card. Anthimos Nioras kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Iosif Tsoleridis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 53rd minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Babbis Tolias came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Netherlands fans' excitement grew in the 58th match minute when Netherlands's Lars Meesters looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a little luck, ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's Iosif Tsoleridis got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's zone, Wim Wilmes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iosif Tsoleridis came out of the goal and Wim Wilmes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 邵洲辰 in the 64th minute of play. Aris Mavreas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Babbis Tolias in the 72nd minute of the match. With a little luck, ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's Iosif Tsoleridis got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 76th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Eikelkamp to maneuver through the defense. Gustaaf Groeneveldt who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 78thth minute tested the skills of Iosif Tsoleridis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Iosif Tsoleridis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 80th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Netherlands's Iosif Tsoleridis threw himself towards the right post 80 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Iosif Tsoleridis 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 87th minute. When the match was over Netherlands could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ throughout the match.