National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10365 (Terracing: 7774, Seating: 2384, VIP seats: 207) Ruben Da Silva's late challenge caught a U21 Netherlands's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ruben Da Silva helped the player get up and apologised. Ruben Da Silva hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as U21 Bolivia's Ruben Da Silva slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Humberto Maurits. That made the score 1-0 after 5 minutes of play. In the 9th minute Hette Reitsma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonzalo Berdugo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute U21 Netherlands were awarded a corner. Alexander Driel went to the cornerflag to take it. Alexander Driel made a great header on U21 Netherlands's corner, it was just that U21 Bolivia's Gonzalo Berdugo managed to reach the ball for a save. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Ruben Da Silva took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Humberto Maurits to make any attempt to save it. 18 minutes into the match, U21 Netherlands's goalkeeper Humberto Maurits had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ruben Da Silva. In the 21st minute, Hette Reitsma left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Netherlands fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Thomas Ommen hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Gonzalo Berdugo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johannes Tollenaar, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute, Leonardo Da Vinci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Argoitz Abeijon's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Humberto Maurits firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to U21 Bolivia getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Uxio Abello hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute, Manu Abajas fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Humberto Maurits, passed just outside the right post. U21 Bolivia's Gonzalo Berdugo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hette Reitsma in the 34th minute of play. Humberto Maurits made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ruben Da Silva in the 36th minute. Gonzalo Berdugo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hette Reitsma in the 38th minute of play. Uxio Abello made in the 40th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Manu Abajas however managed to control. 42 minutes into the match, U21 Bolivia's goal looked a bit too open when Johannes Tollenaar came free, but Gonzalo Berdugo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of U21 Bolivia booed when U21 Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Johannes Tollenaar didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of U21 Bolivia booed when U21 Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Johannes Tollenaar didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hette Reitsma to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hette Reitsma in the 52nd minute of play forced U21 Bolivia's goalkeeper Gonzalo Berdugo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Bolivia's Gonzalo Berdugo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lisandro Heerckes in the 56th minute of play. In the 60th match minute, U21 Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jelte Reitsma to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rogier de Kort in the 63rd minute of play forced U21 Bolivia's goalkeeper Gonzalo Berdugo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Humberto Maurits showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dagoberto Abarca, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Zachary Flores hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. U21 Bolivia's Itzaina Abastas was substituted for Uxio Abello. In the 68th match minute, U21 Bolivia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zachary Flores to maneuver through the defense. 72 minutes into the match, U21 Bolivia's goal looked a bit too open when Rogier de Kort came free, but Gonzalo Berdugo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 73 minutes, Carlos Enrique mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Bolivia and the U21 Netherlands players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 73rd minute, Carlos Enrique hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jelte Reitsma kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rogier de Kort in the 83rd minute of play forced U21 Bolivia's goalkeeper Gonzalo Berdugo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, U21 Bolivia's Carlos Enrique got a free kick in the 91st minute. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Bolivia's zone, Alexander Driel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gonzalo Berdugo came out of the goal and Alexander Driel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Thomas Ommen managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Netherlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Thomas Ommen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gonzalo Berdugo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.