Challenge

Rock & Roll Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fernandinho Rodrigues got the match started through his kick off. After 4 played minutes BlacK & BlueS got a freekick which was hit by Ronan Clavel. In the 6th minute, BlacK & BlueS's Fernandinho Rodrigues ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. After a rather tough play, BlacK & BlueS's Rony Braga got a free kick in the 9th minute. After 15 minutes BlacK & BlueS'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. A nice corner shot did that Lars Meesters got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Matías Domingues quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Matías Domingues came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Netherlands's Lars Meesters. But to his dismay, Lars Meesters quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Wim Wilmes hit a great ball. Arnout Reekers was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Tostão Céleste capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tostão Céleste really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. The referee felt a red card was in order, 29 minutes into the game, when Mathijn Doctor put in a rough tackle. In the 29th minute, one of Netherlands:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Netherlands. In the 31st minute of the game, BlacK & BlueS got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Netherlands from getting a goal against them. Lars Meesters might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Matías Domingues. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lars Meesters ran back to his position shaking his head. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 45th minute, Hílton Barral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The wind increased when Gustaaf Groeneveldt made the kick off in the second half. Gustaaf Groeneveldt's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Matías Domingues firmly grabbed it by the left post. With his leg Matías Domingues managed to avoid a goal in the 54thth minute, when Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 57th minute Gabriel Severo 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. BlacK & BlueS's Matías Domingues proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save BlacK & BlueS from getting a goal against them. 69 minutes into the match, BlacK & BlueS's goalkeeper Matías Domingues had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wim Wilmes. Matías Domingues made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Wim Wilmes sent off a good shot on target. In the 81st minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ronan Clavel hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Wim Wilmes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Matías Domingues tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.