Challenge

Claudiu Maior
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihăiţă Stolniceanu in the 3rd minute of the match. After having played for 5 minutes, Gustaaf Groeneveldt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Netherlands's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gustaaf Groeneveldt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihăiţă Stolniceanu in the 7th minute of the match. Adrián-Daniel Dobre's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Arnout Reekers firmly grabbed it by the left post. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Netherlands's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ladislao Bela was slow to take the kick. During this time Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's players had a chance to rest. In the 11th minute, Edward Bartoszek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute Mihăiţă Stolniceanu 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. Adrián-Daniel Dobre could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. Lyle Coppack made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 30th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adrián-Daniel Dobre. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Egbert Nijveldt got a free kick in the 40th minute. In the 42nd match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mathijn Doctor to maneuver through the defense. Lyle Coppack showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 46th minute of the match. Lyle Coppack showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 47th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eusebiu Ipătescu was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lyle Coppack saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lyle Coppack made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 67 minutes into the game, Mihăiţă Stolniceanu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Arnout Reekers was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Mei in the 78th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 79thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Lyle Coppack, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a defensive mix-up in Netherlands's zone, Carlos Mei stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal and Carlos Mei tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 86th minute, Ediberto de Queirós hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Mei, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 94th match minute, Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lars Flinck to maneuver through the defense.