National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Robert Collen took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 9 played minutes U21 Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Alexander Vuerinckx. In the 12th minute Roelof Molenaar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joery Polspoel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute of the match U21 Netherlands got a corner. U21 Belgium's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marnix Mastebroek ran over to the corner to take the kick. When U21 Netherlands's Klaas Jan Mol in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Belgium's goalie prevented a goal. After 17 minutes, Klaas Jan Mol made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. U21 Belgium's Joery Polspoel tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Joery Polspoel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Collen, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Dennis Beerthuis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matthew Walters, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ted Fokkelman's late challenge caught a U21 Belgium's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ted Fokkelman helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to U21 Netherlands getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Ted Fokkelman hit a great ball. After 36 played minutes U21 Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Thibaud Mons. Marnix Mastebroek, 37 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Joery Polspoel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Collen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the match, U21 Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Roelof Molenaar came free, but Joery Polspoel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joery Polspoel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Collen in the 46th minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Emmanuel Van Laer to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Ferry Hebels shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joery Polspoel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Klaas Jan Mol received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Joery Polspoel came out and tried to block the shot, but Klaas Jan Mol slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 52nd minute. Joery Polspoel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Klaas Jan Mol in the 55th minute of the match. 57 minutes into the match, Dave Bense had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joery Polspoel. U21 Belgium's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dave Bense was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emmanuel Van Laer in the 63rd minute of play forced U21 Netherlands's goalkeeper Dennis Beerthuis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to U21 Belgium getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Alexander Vuerinckx hit a great ball. U21 Netherlands's Roelof Molenaar got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 70th minute, Klaas Jan Mol 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: 0-5. With his leg Joery Polspoel managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when U21 Netherlands's Roelof Molenaar fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Joery Polspoel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klaas Jan Mol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the match, U21 Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Collen came free, but Joery Polspoel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joery Polspoel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Klaas Jan Mol in the 82nd minute of the match. When U21 Netherlands's Klaas Jan Mol in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Belgium's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roelof Molenaar got free with Joery Polspoel in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. U21 Belgium's Joery Polspoel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Belgium from getting a goal against them. Joery Polspoel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Klaas Jan Mol in the 96th minute.