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National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Nick Heesen made the kick off and thus started the match. If Giorgos Robinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Netherlands's Tadej Pogačar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giorgos Robinho in the 6th minute of play. Giorgos Neymar came free with the goalkeeper in the 11th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Tadej Pogačar could save by the left post. Thanos Saatsakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nick Heesen in the 12th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Netherlands defense, Hektor Fitrakis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tadej Pogačar. The Netherlands fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tadej Pogačar should have stopped the shot. Thanos Saatsakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frenkie de Jong, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Cyprus's Thanos Saatsakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frenkie de Jong in the 19th minute of play. Thanos Saatsakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frenkie de Jong, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute of the match, Giorgos Robinho tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tadej Pogačar saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Giorgos Robinho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tadej Pogačar having to make a save. After some careless play in the Netherlands defense, Giorgos Robinho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tadej Pogačar. The Netherlands fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tadej Pogačar should have stopped the shot. Thanos Saatsakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frenkie de Jong in the 32nd minute of the match. Thanos Saatsakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frenkie de Jong in the 35th minute of the match. Tadej Pogačar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giorgos Robinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Thanos Saatsakis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nick Heesen's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Seleykos Demetrious kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Cyprus's Charis Banos seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Charis Banos the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Cyprus protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Charis Banos had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Giorgos Robinho was the one to do the kick off. Tadej Pogačar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giorgos Robinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giorgos Robinho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tadej Pogačar having to make a save. Tadej Pogačar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giorgos Robinho in the 57th minute of the match. Thanos Saatsakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frenkie de Jong in the 58th minute of play. Thanos Saatsakis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nick Heesen's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Thanos Saatsakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Damien Bakker in the 61st minute. Damien Bakker scored 2-1 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thanos Saatsakis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marinus Doren in the 71st minute of play forced Cyprus's goalkeeper Thanos Saatsakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanos Saatsakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marinus Doren in the 72nd minute of play. Makis Antoniadis kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Netherlands made a substitution. Marco Hegeman replaced Robin Boelens. Netherlands's Joop Bakker was substituted for Marinus Doren. A collision led to Cyprus getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Makis Antoniadis hit a great ball. Netherlands's Tadej Pogačar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aiakos Vardakas in the 85th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Aiakos Vardakas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cyprus's supporters rose to their feet, but Aiakos Vardakas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tadej Pogačar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 94 played minutes Cyprus got a freekick which was hit by Kadmos Haritopoulos. Netherlands's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.