National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Anton Kielstra made the kick off and thus started the match. Netherlands's defense didn't have a chance, in the 4th minute, when Gillis Huyghens scored to the left of an out of position Anthony Ooijer, making the score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sander Roeles in the 7th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Guust Godet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Fernando van der Linden got a free kick in the 8th minute. When Belgium's Gillis Huyghens in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Netherlands's goalie prevented a goal. Glen Cuveliers was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 11th minute. Belgium's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Gillis Huyghens could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Anthony Ooijer made a huge save. Netherlands's defense didn't have a chance, in the 23rd minute, when Gillis Huyghens scored to the left of an out of position Anthony Ooijer, making the score, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sander Roeles in the 29th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Guust Godet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Mart Meinders in the 31st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Belgium's Mathias-Alexander Tilemans. 32 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Gillis Huyghens came free, but Anthony Ooijer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ruud Zielman kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Geert Damstra's late challenge caught a Belgium's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Geert Damstra helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 37th minute of the game. One of Netherlands:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Belgium:s goal. Oswald De Schepper placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! In the 41st minute of the match, Gert De Koning got a very nice opportunity to score, but Anthony Ooijer was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Fernando van der Linden got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Glen Cuveliers to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Glen Cuveliers in the 51st minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Anthony Ooijer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gillis Huyghens in the 57th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Anthony Ooijer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mathias-Alexander Tilemans hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sander Roeles in the 60th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Guust Godet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gillis Huyghens in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anthony Ooijer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Guust Godet made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anton Kielstra in the 69th minute. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Ruud Zielman got a free kick in the 76th minute. Thommy Calstermans hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute, Jhon Zomer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Guust Godet was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Anthony Ooijer didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gillis Huyghens went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Belgium's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.