Challenge

Serbia Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Houtendoel's Per-Erik Ekeroth started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the match, Serbia's goal looked a bit too open when Alfred Luikens came free, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernst Wesseling in the 6th minute of play forced Serbia's goalkeeper Zvezdan Nedeljkovic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Kryspin Weyna ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 25 minutes into the match, Serbia's goal looked a bit too open when Per-Erik Ekeroth came free, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Houtendoel booed when Serbia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jovan Borisov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernst Wesseling, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Per-Erik Ekeroth in the 30th minute of play. After having played for 31 minutes, Per-Erik Ekeroth managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Houtendoel's supporters crossed their fingers, but Per-Erik Ekeroth was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Serbia booed when Houtendoel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henk Bogarde didn't get a good kick on the ball. Per-Erik Ekeroth scored 0-2 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

52 minutes into the match, Ernst Wesseling had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Serbia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ernst Wesseling was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Houtendoel's Kryspin Weyna. But to his dismay, Kryspin Weyna quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Cvijetin Nanusevski's late challenge caught a Houtendoel's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cvijetin Nanusevski helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Serbia getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Cvijetin Nanusevski hit a great ball. A throw-in in the 67th minute of the game was made by Henk Bogarde with Per-Erik Ekeroth as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 76th minute, Kryspin Weyna ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Kryspin Weyna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Houtendoel's supporters rose to their feet, but Kryspin Weyna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 83 minutes into the game, Per-Erik Ekeroth recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Per-Erik Ekeroth showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-8. 87 minutes into the match, Henk Bogarde dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic, 0-9. In the 92nd minute, Kryspin Weyna ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-10. Kryspin Weyna took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-11. Houtendoel's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.