National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Frenkie de Jong started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute Frenkie de Jong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anton Beck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frenkie de Jong blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anton Beck having to make a save. Anton Beck made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frenkie de Jong in the 8th minute. Lars Sundström took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tadej Pogačar. Tadej Pogačar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 20th minute Lars Sundström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadej Pogačar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tadej Pogačar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Sundström, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Lars Sundström blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tadej Pogačar having to make a save. Netherlands's Tadej Pogačar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Sundström in the 30th minute of play. Netherlands's Tadej Pogačar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Sundström in the 32nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frenkie de Jong got free with Anton Beck in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lars Sundström scored 0-2 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tadej Pogačar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Anton Beck made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frenkie de Jong in the 46th minute. Frenkie de Jong's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Anton Beck firmly grabbed it by the left post. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lars Sundström stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd play minute Lars Sundström came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Tadej Pogačar. 0-3. 55 minutes into the match, Sweden's goal looked a bit too open when Frenkie de Jong came free, but Anton Beck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anton Beck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frenkie de Jong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anton Beck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heiko Sibon in the 60th minute of play. Frenkie de Jong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Netherlands made a substitution. Marc Overmars replaced Marick Brunt. Tadej Pogačar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Löfgren in the 80th minute of the match. Sweden's Anton Beck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nick Heesen in the 82nd minute of play. After 90 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Harold Pothuizen. The crowd rose to their feet as Sweden's Sebastian Käller slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tadej Pogačar. That made the score 0-4 after 93 minutes of play. Netherlands's defense didn't have a chance, in the 96th minute, when Sebastian Käller scored to the left of an out of position Tadej Pogačar, making the score, 0-5.