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National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Frenkie de Jong took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4thth minute of the game Clayton Gol who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Netherlands's Tadej Pogačar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Brazil's Clayton Gol in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Netherlands's goalie prevented a goal. After 8 minutes, Clayton Gol made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Netherlands's Tadej Pogačar tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 14 minutes into the match, Brazil's Clayton Gol sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tadej Pogačar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Brazil's Nilmar de Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marc Overmars in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Nick Heesen went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Netherlands's corner Nick Heesen fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nilmar de Castro quite easily take care of the ball. The audience was convinced that Morales Moreira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tadej Pogačar was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Frenkie de Jong in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nilmar de Castro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tadej Pogačar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Morales Moreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Nilmar de Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nick Heesen in the 27th minute of play. Tadej Pogačar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Morales Moreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Tadej Pogačar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clayton Gol, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Morales Moreira hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clayton Gol in the 33rd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Tadej Pogačar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clayton Gol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tadej Pogačar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clayton Gol in the 35th minute of play. Marc Overmars might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nilmar de Castro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marc Overmars ran back to his position shaking his head. Frenkie de Jong who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 39thth minute tested the skills of Nilmar de Castro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 40 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Clayton Gol came free, but Tadej Pogačar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Morales Moreira made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Marc Overmars managed to get in a good position for a shot. Netherlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Marc Overmars was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nilmar de Castro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marc Overmars in the 53rd minute of play forced Brazil's goalkeeper Nilmar de Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56thth minute of the game Marc Overmars who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brazil's Nilmar de Castro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Brazil made a substitution. Tana Rede replaced Morales Moreira. Ernst Melis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 67 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Clayton Gol came free, but Tadej Pogačar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tana Rede in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tadej Pogačar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tadej Pogačar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tana Rede's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Clayton Gol got free with Tadej Pogačar in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nilmar de Castro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Heiko Sibon in the 78th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Heiko Sibon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Netherlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Heiko Sibon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nilmar de Castro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Clayton Gol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Brazil defense, Frenkie de Jong kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nilmar de Castro. The Brazil fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nilmar de Castro should have stopped the shot. Donald Spoel made in the 87th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Arnold Baaijen. When Clayton Gol came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Brazil fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Clayton Gol couldn't finish the play. 94 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Tadej Pogačar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Clayton Gol. 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.