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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Luc Nyemanting hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute, Robin Blue made a precise shot to the right of Ver Loren. U21 Netherlands's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Ver Loren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robin Blue in the 18th minute of play. When Mitchel Bakker fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Netherlands's protests and gave Mitchel Bakker a yellow card for diving instead. In the 20th minute, Mitchel Bakker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd minute, Robin Blue ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ver Loren was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Robin Blue scored 0-3 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ver Loren, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 29 minutes into the game, U21 Sweden's Robin Blue nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ver Loren made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. In the 32nd minute Robin Blue shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ver Loren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of U21 Sweden booed when U21 Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ron Been didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ver Loren didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benno Bonk went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. After 37 minutes, Carl Beck mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Sweden and the U21 Netherlands players grew even worse after the yellow card. Carl Beck hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. After 38 minutes, Leif Jonasson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Sweden and the U21 Netherlands players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leif Jonasson hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Dé Töpper's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Konrad Svensson firmly grabbed it by the left post. Dé Töpper could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Konrad Svensson made a huge save. U21 Sweden's Edwin Lundin was substituted for Urban Melin. U21 Netherlands's Dennis Luikens was substituted for Ron Been.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Artur Buba to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Netherlands's zone, Benno Bonk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ver Loren came out of the goal and Benno Bonk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ver Loren made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Artur Buba sent off a good shot on target. Konrad Svensson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joep Ponk in the 57th minute of the match. When Eddy Neijsen fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Netherlands's protests and gave Eddy Neijsen a yellow card for diving instead. After 58 played minutes U21 Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Eddy Neijsen. U21 Sweden's Edwin Lundin got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 62 played minutes U21 Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Heitinga. A collision led to U21 Netherlands getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Fabian Heitinga hit a great ball. After having played for 65 minutes, Artur Buba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Sweden's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artur Buba was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joep Ponk blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Konrad Svensson having to make a save. U21 Netherlands's Luc Westra was substituted for Dé Töpper. Artur Buba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ver Loren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artur Buba in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Netherlands's goalkeeper Ver Loren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ver Loren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artur Buba in the 76th minute of play. In the 79thth minute of the game Artur Buba who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Netherlands's Ver Loren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 82nd minute Joep Ponk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konrad Svensson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Netherlands's zone, Benno Bonk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ver Loren came out of the goal and Benno Bonk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dennis Luikens charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dennis Luikens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Carl Beck was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 92 minutes had been played. The supporters of U21 Netherlands booed when U21 Sweden was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christer Peterson didn't get a good kick on the ball.