Challenge

Sunset Park
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jonas Cole got the match started through his kick off. Brooklyn SC's Jospeh McNally played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 18th minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Cole, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Gerardo Beard came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brooklyn SC's Jospeh McNally played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 30th minute of play. Jospeh McNally stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gijsbert ter Kruimer's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jospeh McNally prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 30thth minute of the game Gijsbert ter Kruimer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brooklyn SC's Jospeh McNally was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 33rd minute of play forced Brooklyn SC's goalkeeper Jospeh McNally to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gustaaf Groeneveldt scored 0-1 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jospeh McNally, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 36th minute of play forced Brooklyn SC's goalkeeper Jospeh McNally to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 42 minutes into the match, Brooklyn SC's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Jospeh McNally reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonas Cole. Gerardo Beard succeeded in the game's 45th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gijsbert ter Kruimer to make the kick off. Gustaaf Groeneveldt was extremely unlucky when he, in the 51st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerardo Beard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jospeh McNally was a little too slow when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 57th minute. The score was now 1-2. Gijsbert ter Kruimer might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jospeh McNally. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 65th minute, Gerardo Beard left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brooklyn SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wim Wilmes got free with Jospeh McNally in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerardo Beard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jospeh McNally. Jospeh McNally dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerardo Beard in the 76th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. David Eikelkamp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Netherlands eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.