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National Stadium
Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Claude De Wever took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Niel Van Linthout had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pat Jennings. U21 England's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Niel Van Linthout was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. A collision led to U21 Belgium getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Niel Van Linthout hit a great ball. In the 10th minute of the match Austen Farmer sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jan-Simon Borginions skillfully saved the ball. Jan-Simon Borginions showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Freddy Hawkins in the 11th minute of the match. Freddy Hawkins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan-Simon Borginions having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aaron Dawson in the 15th minute of play forced U21 Belgium's goalkeeper Jan-Simon Borginions to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to U21 England getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Austen Farmer hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fulgencio Falcão got free with Pat Jennings in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 23rd minute of the match U21 Belgium got a corner. U21 England's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Niel Van Linthout ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to U21 Belgium's Silvain Van den Haute getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Freddy Hawkins in the 25th minute of play forced U21 Belgium's goalkeeper Jan-Simon Borginions to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Fulgencio Falcão took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Pat Jennings to make any attempt to save it. The supporters of U21 Belgium booed when U21 England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leigh Beverley didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jan-Simon Borginions showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Austen Farmer in the 34th minute of the match. U21 Belgium were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after U21 England's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Niel Van Linthout took the corner. U21 Belgium's Niel Van Linthout was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pat Jennings in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Belgium's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Austen Farmer was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 England's players had a chance to rest. When Jos Huyghens fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Belgium's protests and gave Jos Huyghens a yellow card for diving instead. After 43 played minutes U21 Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Jos Huyghens. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

U21 England's Dennis Durkin was substituted for Austen Farmer. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Freddy Hawkins made a kick off. After a rather tough play, U21 Belgium's Roben Valckenaerts got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 56thth minute of the game Dennis Durkin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Belgium's Jan-Simon Borginions was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pat Jennings showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claude De Wever in the 64th minute of the match. In the 75th minute Silvain Van den Haute shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pat Jennings saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jan-Simon Borginions showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Freddy Hawkins in the 76th minute of the match. Jan-Simon Borginions showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dennis Durkin in the 80th minute of the match. U21 England's Pat Jennings played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claude De Wever in the 85th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Dennis Durkin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 England fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. U21 Belgium made a substitution. Bernd Van de Goor replaced Fulgencio Falcão. U21 England made a substitution. Adrian Pigott replaced Hayden Westlake. U21 Belgium's Franck Cerneels was substituted for Jens Servrancx. After 95 minutes, Claude De Wever mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Belgium and the U21 England players grew even worse after the yellow card. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. U21 Belgium had won after a very even match.