Challenge

TS YELONKI
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 10th minute of play forced Yelonki's goalkeeper Sad Aimar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Stano Stanov sent off a good shot on target. Sad Aimar came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Netherlands's Wim Wilmes. But to his dismay, Wim Wilmes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 28 minutes into the match, Yelonki's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Meesters came free, but Sad Aimar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damazy Zacharek in the 30th minute of play. In the 30th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wim Wilmes to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 33rd minute of play forced Yelonki's goalkeeper Sad Aimar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute, Stano Stanov made a precise shot to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 39th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a precise shot to the right of Sad Aimar. Yelonki's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. After having played for 43 minutes, Arkadiusz Motyl managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yelonki's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arkadiusz Motyl was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half Netherlands were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arkadiusz Motyl made a kick off. Yelonki's Sad Aimar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 59th minute of play. After 60 minutes of play, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sad Aimar was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sad Aimar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Meesters in the 65th minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Lars Meesters notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Yelonki's Sad Aimar. Sad Aimar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 76th match minute, Yelonki was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stasio Siekierski to maneuver through the defense. Gustaaf Groeneveldt who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 81stth minute tested the skills of Sad Aimar when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 82 played minutes Yelonki got a freekick which was hit by Damazy Zacharek. Gustaaf Groeneveldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Sad Aimar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 87 played minutes Yelonki got a freekick which was hit by Stasio Siekierski. Wim Wilmes scored 1-5 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sad Aimar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Yelonki's Damazy Zacharek got a free kick in the 95th minute.