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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hans Heuvel got the match started through his kick off. With his leg Marijonas Erčius managed to avoid a goal in the 3rdth minute, when Netherlands's Hans Heuvel fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Lithuania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egidijus Malakauskas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th minute, Hans Heuvel 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. 6 minutes into the match, Lithuania's goal looked a bit too open when Danny de Jaeger came free, but Marijonas Erčius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lithuania's Marijonas Erčius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hans Heuvel in the 8th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Gytis Burneika notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Netherlands's Jordi Peppinck. Jordi Peppinck was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marinus Zandee could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Marijonas Erčius made a huge save. In the 19th minute Danny de Jaeger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marijonas Erčius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute Danny de Jaeger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marijonas Erčius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hans Heuvel took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marijonas Erčius. Marijonas Erčius dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Jordi Peppinck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gytis Burneika, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Netherlands's Robbie Hommes was substituted for Douwe de Groot. After 38 minutes Netherlands's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Egidijus Malakauskas who took care of the corner kick. Lithuania's Valdemaras MaCollin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jordi Peppinck in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 40th play minute Marinus Zandee came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Marijonas Erčius. 3-1. Netherlands's Jordi Peppinck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erikas Kasiulis in the 45th minute of play. Marijonas Erčius made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hans Heuvel in the 48th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

51 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Gvidonas Plakys came free, but Jordi Peppinck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Netherlands's Jordi Peppinck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gvidonas Plakys in the 52nd minute of play. In the 56th minute Gvidonas Plakys shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jordi Peppinck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marijonas Erčius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danny de Jaeger in the 59th minute of the match. Jordi Peppinck made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Gytis Burneika sent off a good shot on target. Marijonas Erčius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danny de Jaeger in the 62nd minute of play. In the 63rd minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. Lithuania's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Danny de Jaeger ran over to the corner to take the kick. Marijonas Erčius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hans Heuvel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marijonas Erčius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danny de Jaeger, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Jordi Peppinck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erikas Kasiulis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute, Hans Heuvel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Netherlands fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Lithuania made a substitution. Astijus Kasiulis replaced Egidijus Malakauskas. 86 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Gytis Burneika came free, but Jordi Peppinck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute Koos de Vries shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marijonas Erčius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gvidonas Plakyss short, quick shot in the 89thth minute got Jordi Peppinck to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 91 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Danny de Jaeger nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marijonas Erčius made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. In the 93rd minute Arūnas Mečionis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jordi Peppinck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jordi Peppinck made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Gytis Burneika sent off a good shot on target. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Netherlands fans cheered their team off the field, for while Lithuania had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.