Challenge

Kelmond Road Stadium
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gijsbert ter Kruimer got the match started through his kick off. 2 minutes into the match, Kelmond S.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Pedrão Sarmento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kelmond S.C.'s goalkeeper Pedrão Sarmento, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pedrão Sarmento came out of the goal in the 6th 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. In the 8th minute, Wim Wilmes 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. When Carlo van Dijk fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kelmond S.C.'s protests and gave Carlo van Dijk a yellow card for diving instead. Gustaaf Groeneveldt blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedrão Sarmento having to make a save. In the 18th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lars Meesters to maneuver through the defense. Wim Wilmes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedrão Sarmento having to interfere. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martien Sandstra, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 28 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedrão Sarmento made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Kelmond S.C. were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after Netherlands's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kevin Oosterveld took the corner. The corner ended in Kevin Oosterveld almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Netherlands's Arnout Reekers did a great save. 35 minutes into the game, Gijsbert ter Kruimer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Pedrão Sarmento was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 39th match minute, Kelmond S.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlo van Dijk to maneuver through the defense. Gijsbert ter Kruimer, 40 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Sven-Oskar Byström hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Martien Sandstra made the kick off in the second half. Pedrão Sarmento came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt. But to his dismay, Gustaaf Groeneveldt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. 60 minutes into the match, Kelmond S.C.'s goalkeeper Pedrão Sarmento had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. In the 62nd match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lars Meesters to maneuver through the defense. Pedrão Sarmento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 65th minute of play. Mo Yang Chao fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnout Reekers having to interfere. Henny de Winter charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Henny de Winter the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Kelmond S.C. getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Henny de Winter hit a great ball. When Gustaaf Groeneveldt came up free with the goalie in the 76th 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 Gustaaf Groeneveldt couldn't finish the play. In the 78th match minute, Kelmond S.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlo van Dijk to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Kelmond S.C.'s Pedrão Sarmento didn't even have to move. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerrit Hooiveld, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 82nd minute, Carlo van Dijk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kelmond S.C.'s Pedrão Sarmento proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Kelmond S.C. from getting a goal against them. Gustaaf Groeneveldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Pedrão Sarmento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Netherlands's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.