Challenge

Green Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gijsbert ter Kruimer got the match started through his kick off. Bedir Erdönmez 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 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 7th minute of play forced Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's goalkeeper Bedir Erdönmez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bedir Erdönmez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17thth minute of the game Hasan Sentosa 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. In the 19th minute, Wim Wilmes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bedir Erdönmez was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 22nd minute Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bedir Erdönmez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bedir Erdönmez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's Bedir Erdönmez 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. Bedir Erdönmez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a great header on Netherlands's corner, it was just that Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's Bedir Erdönmez managed to reach the ball for a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lars Meesters in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bedir Erdönmez saved Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë from getting behind. Noce Suryadi hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Gustaaf Groeneveldt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bedir Erdönmez was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. In the 37th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bedir Erdönmez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bedir Erdönmez 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 38th minute. After 41 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Netherlands! Arnout Reekers went to the wrong direction when Hasan Sentosa was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. In the 47th minute Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bedir Erdönmez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hasan Sentosa to strike the kick off in the second half. Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's Facundo Roncaglia quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Gust Ennemans, made in the 51st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 53rd minute of play forced Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's goalkeeper Bedir Erdönmez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gijsbert ter Kruimer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bedir Erdönmez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. Wim Wilmes took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bedir Erdönmez. Bedir Erdönmez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 66 minutes into the match, Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Bedir Erdönmez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bedir Erdönmez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 68th minute. Hasan Sentosa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arnout Reekers read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 76th minute of play forced Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's goalkeeper Bedir Erdönmez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hasan Sentosa scored 2-2 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arnout Reekers, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 82nd minute of play forced Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's goalkeeper Bedir Erdönmez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the game, Hasan Sentosa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Netherlands the free kick. Hasan Sentosa hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's Péter Parker got a free kick in the 88th minute. In the 90th minute Lars Meesters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bedir Erdönmez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Wim Wilmes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bedir Erdönmez. Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wim Wilmes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. In the 95th minute, Lars Meesters hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Ťĥē Řïśĭηģ §ŧŕĩкë fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Netherlands were clearly better and deserved to take the win.