Challenge

Levenshulme Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Mayo's goalkeeper Alexander Bird, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mayo's Alexander Bird played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 6th minute of play. Arnout Reekers didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guido Pagomari went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Alexander Bird showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Farmer in the 16th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Mayo's Alfredo Miliano got a free kick in the 18th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Mayo's zone, Gijsbert ter Kruimer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alexander Bird came out of the goal and Gijsbert ter Kruimer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mayo's Alexander Bird played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 23rd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Mayo's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Alexander Bird reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Mayo's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Meesters came free, but Alexander Bird reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Samuel Farmer notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Netherlands's Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Burton in the 38th minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Burton in the 39th minute of the match. Egbert Nijveldt kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alexander Bird was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 44 minutes into the game, Guido Pagomari was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mayo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Netherlands the free kick. After a rather tough play, Mayo's Guido Pagomari got a free kick in the 44th minute. 45 minutes into the match, Mayo's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Alexander Bird reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Patrick Robins in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Guido Pagomari managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mayo's supporters rose to their feet, but Guido Pagomari was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arnout Reekers breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 52 played minutes Mayo got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Miliano. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nathanial Pitts during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 53rd match minute, Mayo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nathanial Pitts to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustaaf Groeneveldt got free with Alexander Bird in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Burton in the 56th minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samuel Farmer in the 63rd minute of the match. Gustaaf Groeneveldt received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alexander Bird came out and tried to block the shot, but Gustaaf Groeneveldt slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 64th minute. Mayo's Des Gill was substituted for Guido Pagomari. Mayo made a substitution. Johnnie Osbourn replaced Samuel Farmer. In the 70th minute Alex Burton 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Robins in the 73rd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gustaaf Groeneveldt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Alexander Bird made a huge save. After 81 minutes Mayo'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. The crowd rose to their feet as Gijsbert ter Kruimer kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alexander Bird. That made the score 2-3 in the 85 minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Des Gill in the 89th minute of the match. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Des Gill, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Des Gill in the 91st minute of the match. Bas Tuitert hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johnnie Osbourn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Mayo fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Netherlands were clearly better and deserved to take the win.