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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Jasper Pinksteren made the kick off and thus started the match. Rob Huizen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uwe Baecker in the 6th minute of the match. In the 6th minute Uwe Baecker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rob Huizen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When U21 Switzerland's Uwe Baecker in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Netherlands's goalie prevented a goal. In the 9th minute, Silvan Jerzinger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Netherlands's Sjoerd Lindenbergh shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 10th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Rambo Rambo but with some difficulty. Rob Huizen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Uwe Baecker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Jasper Pinksteren managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Netherlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Jasper Pinksteren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rambo Rambo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Kurt Hartlief fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Netherlands's protests and gave Kurt Hartlief a yellow card for diving instead. After 28 played minutes U21 Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Kurt Hartlief. The audience was convinced that Uwe Baecker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rob Huizen was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. After 31st play minutes Jasper Pinksteren shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Rambo Rambo and just under the crossbar into goal. The audience was convinced that Xander Unger's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rob Huizen was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. In the 43rd match minute, U21 Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christiaan Schrage to maneuver through the defense. Rob Huizen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuele Estermann, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. The supporters of U21 Netherlands booed when U21 Switzerland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuele Estermann didn't get a good kick on the ball. 46 minutes into the match, U21 Switzerland's goalkeeper Rambo Rambo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Philip Dongen.

After some careless play in the U21 Switzerland defense, Philip Dongen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rambo Rambo. The U21 Switzerland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rambo Rambo should have stopped the shot. 57 minutes into the match, Jasper Pinksteren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rambo Rambo. U21 Switzerland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jasper Pinksteren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Jasper Pinksteren kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. U21 Switzerland made a substitution. Das Wunder replaced Emanuele Estermann. U21 Switzerland made a substitution. Das Tor replaced Joel Moser. Jasper Pinksteren kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Uwe Baecker in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rob Huizen saved U21 Netherlands from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jasper Pinksteren in the 66th minute of play forced U21 Switzerland's goalkeeper Rambo Rambo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rambo Rambo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Japke Roordink, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Netherlands's Rob Huizen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Netherlands from getting a goal against them. After 77 minutes U21 Netherlands's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Olaf Haller who took care of the corner kick. Das Tor made a great header on U21 Switzerland's corner, it was just that U21 Netherlands's Rob Huizen managed to reach the ball for a save. 83 minutes into the match, Japke Roordink notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of U21 Switzerland's Rambo Rambo. Rambo Rambo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 87th minute, Silvan Jerzinger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Japke Roordink in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rambo Rambo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Japke Roordink in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rambo Rambo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Arthur Coimbra hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. The U21 Netherlands fans' excitement grew in the 93rd match minute when U21 Netherlands's Japke Roordink looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene.