Challenge

TROPISCHE DIERENTUIN
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Karel Lucius got the match started through his kick off. Camilo Freixa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Youri Terpstra in the 3rd minute. Julio Chicote hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Youri Terpstra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Camilo Freixa having to interfere. After a rather tough play, DE JONGE TIJGERS's Izaak van der Meijde got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute, Mario Fernandino ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roland Duinhoven was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Roland Duinhoven made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Fontirroig in the 18th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, DE JONGE TIJGERS's goal looked a bit too open when Alfonso de la Cruz came free, but Roland Duinhoven reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mario Fernandino struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Roland Duinhoven didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bolivia. After 35 played minutes DE JONGE TIJGERS got a freekick which was hit by Marco Heijen. After a defensive mix-up in DE JONGE TIJGERS's zone, Alfredo Ferrant stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roland Duinhoven came out of the goal and Alfredo Ferrant tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eduardo Fontirroig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roland Duinhoven having to interfere. If Alfredo Ferrant had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 41st minute, Julio Chicote left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bolivia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Karel Lucius kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mario Fernandino stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 57th match minute, DE JONGE TIJGERS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Heijen to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mario Fernandino got free with Roland Duinhoven in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio Chicote in the 63rd minute of play forced DE JONGE TIJGERS's goalkeeper Roland Duinhoven to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute, Bolivia's Eduardo Fontirroig ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Roland Duinhoven. Roland Duinhoven yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Alfredo Ferrant managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bolivia's supporters rose to their feet, but Alfredo Ferrant was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roland Duinhoven breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Youri Terpstra during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 82 played minutes DE JONGE TIJGERS got a freekick which was hit by Youri Terpstra. 85 minutes into the match, DE JONGE TIJGERS's goal looked a bit too open when Julio Chicote came free, but Roland Duinhoven reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wilfried Sándor kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. The DE JONGE TIJGERS fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Bolivia were clearly better and deserved to take the win.