Challenge

The wings of success
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 5th minute of play forced SPARROWS's goalkeeper Vitko Hadzhiiliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karl-Michael Tinglöv received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Arnout Reekers came out and tried to block the shot, but Karl-Michael Tinglöv slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 6th minute. Vitko Hadzhiiliev 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. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Bas Tuitert hit a great ball. If Gustaaf Groeneveldt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Lars Meesters had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 26 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aan 周瑜. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aan 周瑜 got free with Arnout Reekers in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If David Eikelkamp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aan 周瑜 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. After 37 minutes, Omar Tadzio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SPARROWS and the Netherlands players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 37th minute, Omar Tadzio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitko Hadzhiiliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Eikelkamp in the 39th minute of play forced SPARROWS's goalkeeper Vitko Hadzhiiliev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to SPARROWS getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Nemesio Sayvion hit a great ball. 43 minutes into the match, SPARROWS's Lionel Haaland sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnout Reekers narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lionel Haaland in the 44th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When Wim Wilmes came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Netherlands 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 Wim Wilmes couldn't finish the play. In the 54th minute, Aan 周瑜 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitko Hadzhiiliev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vitko Hadzhiiliev made an important save on a dangerous shot by David Eikelkamp in the 72nd minute. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aan 周瑜 in the 73rd minute of play. Vitko Hadzhiiliev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Meesters in the 75th minute of the match. SPARROWS's Pavlin Pintev was substituted for Milcho Vúlovski. SPARROWS's Dinko Velev was substituted for Omar Tadzio. Aan 周瑜 kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Gustaaf Groeneveldt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aan 周瑜 in the 80th minute of play. Gustaaf Groeneveldt kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 82ndth minute. Though ot was a great shot SPARROWS's keeper Vitko Hadzhiiliev was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lionel Haaland in the 85th minute of play. SPARROWS's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rayko Tzolovski in the 86th minute. Vitko Hadzhiiliev made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Wim Wilmes sent off a good shot on target. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aan 周瑜, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Netherlands players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented SPARROWS from taking control. The game ends in a draw.