National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rafael van Zeggeren made the kick off which started today's match. Seppe Dobbeleir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael van Zeggeren, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. With a little luck, U21 Netherlands's Dennis Beerthuis got control of the ball when Bruno Van Brussel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Seppe Dobbeleir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Ayuso, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute Juan Ayuso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Seppe Dobbeleir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Seppe Dobbeleir stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juan Ayuso's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. In the 21st minute Rafael van Zeggeren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Seppe Dobbeleir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bruno Van Brussel kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 26th minute Rafael van Zeggeren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Seppe Dobbeleir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 31 played minutes U21 Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Rafael van Zeggeren. 32 minutes into the match, U21 Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael van Zeggeren came free, but Seppe Dobbeleir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 33 minutes, Berend Stuifzand mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Netherlands and the U21 Belgium players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 33rd match minute, U21 Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Berend Stuifzand to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, U21 Belgium's Reinaud Verheijt got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 40th minute Jorge Van Boxstael shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Beerthuis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th match minute, U21 Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bart-Jan De Block to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Douglas Sneijers was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, U21 Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Ayuso came free, but Seppe Dobbeleir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, U21 Belgium's goalkeeper Seppe Dobbeleir had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ron Staarman. Seppe Dobbeleir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Ayuso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute, Juan Ayuso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Seppe Dobbeleir made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ger Holke in the 62nd minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 63rd minute of the game. One of U21 Belgium:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of U21 Netherlands:s goal. In the 69th minute Juan Ayuso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Seppe Dobbeleir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Rafael van Zeggeren put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Seppe Dobbeleir. Herald Depauw'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. Herald Depauw helped the player get up and apologised. U21 Belgium's Seppe Dobbeleir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ron Staarman in the 74th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ron Staarman in the 76th minute of play forced U21 Belgium's goalkeeper Seppe Dobbeleir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Seppe Dobbeleir didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ron Staarman went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. A collision led to U21 Belgium getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Herald Depauw hit a great ball. After having played for 82 minutes, Donald Hoiting managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Netherlands's supporters crossed their fingers, but Donald Hoiting was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Seppe Dobbeleir stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juan Ayuso's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. In the 89th minute, Juan Ayuso 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: 1-4. Seppe Dobbeleir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ron Staarman, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. 95 minutes into the match, U21 Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael van Zeggeren came free, but Seppe Dobbeleir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Seppe Dobbeleir made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ron Staarman in the 98th minute. U21 Netherlands's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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