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National Stadium
Spectators: 10301 (Terracing: 7726, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mathijs Verstraeten made the kick off which started today's match. Gerard Kikkert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from William Toussain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 4th minute U21 Belgium were awarded a corner. Nils Vervaeck went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on U21 Belgium's corner Nils Vervaeck fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gerard Kikkert quite easily take care of the ball. William Toussain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 6th minute, Mathijs Verstraeten left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Belgium fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 14th minute Mathijs Verstraeten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerard Kikkert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronny Huisman in the 19th minute of play forced U21 Belgium's goalkeeper Samuel Verbraecken to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samuel Verbraecken showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronny Huisman in the 22nd minute of the match. Samuel Verbraecken showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Werner Kimman, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Werner Kimman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Samuel Verbraecken made a huge save. When Werner Kimman fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Netherlands's protests and gave Werner Kimman a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, U21 Netherlands's Werner Kimman got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Netherlands's goalkeeper Gerard Kikkert, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 32nd minute William Toussain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerard Kikkert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Samuel Verbraecken made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Werner Kimman in the 37th minute of play. Samuel Verbraecken showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Werner Kimman, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Gerard Kikkert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mathijs Verstraeten, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ronny Huisman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of U21 Netherlands booed when U21 Belgium was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexander Van Meel didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, U21 Netherlands's Gerard Kikkert got control of the ball when Mathijs Verstraeten tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gerard Cuperus kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. U21 Netherlands made a substitution. Robbie Rooy replaced Werner Kimman. U21 Belgium made a substitution. Zlatan Cavani replaced Mathijs Verstraeten. After a rather tough play, U21 Netherlands's Gerard Cuperus got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Gerard Kikkert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zlatan Cavani, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute Robbie Rooy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Verbraecken saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, U21 Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Casper Zengers came free, but Samuel Verbraecken reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The U21 Belgium fans' excitement grew in the 73rd match minute when U21 Belgium's Zlatan Cavani looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. U21 Belgium's Octavian Rijniers was substituted for Seppe Van Der Meren. U21 Netherlands made a substitution. Peter Teuws replaced Gerard Cuperus. 77 minutes into the match, U21 Netherlands's goalkeeper Gerard Kikkert had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ivan Westelinx. U21 Netherlands's Gerard Kikkert proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Netherlands from getting a goal against them. With an all-out effort, U21 Belgium's Gerard Kikkert threw himself towards the right post 82 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Zlatan Cavani, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The supporters of U21 Netherlands booed when U21 Belgium was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nils Vervaeck didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 89thth minute of the game Robbie Rooy who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Belgium's Samuel Verbraecken was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 89 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Robbie Rooy sped through U21 Belgium's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Samuel Verbraecken. Samuel Verbraecken showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robbie Rooy, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute.