National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The audience was convinced that Robert Collen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juan Ignacio Van Landschoot was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klaas Jan Mol in the 17th minute of play forced U21 Belgium's goalkeeper Juan Ignacio Van Landschoot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute, one of U21 Belgium:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for U21 Belgium. U21 Belgium:s Juan Ignacio Van Landschoot showed great skill when he stopped Marnix Mastebroek:s penalty. 21 minutes into the match, U21 Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Klaas Jan Mol came free, but Juan Ignacio Van Landschoot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, U21 Netherlands's Dennis Beerthuis got control of the ball when Aaron Swiggers tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 27th minute, Senne Van De Broeck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 28th match minute, U21 Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yvan Loos to maneuver through the defense. 28 minutes into the match, U21 Netherlands's Marnix Mastebroek sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Juan Ignacio Van Landschoot narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klaas Jan Mol in the 30th minute of play forced U21 Belgium's goalkeeper Juan Ignacio Van Landschoot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Belgium's Juan Ignacio Van Landschoot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Klaas Jan Mol in the 31st minute of play. In the 34th minute, Roelof Molenaar made a precise shot to the right of Juan Ignacio Van Landschoot. U21 Belgium's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roelof Molenaar in the 38th minute of play forced U21 Belgium's goalkeeper Juan Ignacio Van Landschoot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Robert Collen in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Juan Ignacio Van Landschoot prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Robert Collen put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Juan Ignacio Van Landschoot. If Robert Collen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stephen Pelgrims stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dennis Beerthuis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stephen Pelgrims, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juan Ignacio Van Landschoot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klaas Jan Mol, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Juan Ignacio Van Landschoot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Collen in the 57th minute of the match. Juan Ignacio Van Landschoot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferry Hebels, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd match minute, U21 Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maxime de Pelsmaecker to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dave Bense in the 63rd minute of play forced U21 Belgium's goalkeeper Juan Ignacio Van Landschoot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Collen in the 66th minute of play forced U21 Belgium's goalkeeper Juan Ignacio Van Landschoot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juan Ignacio Van Landschoot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferry Hebels in the 72nd minute of the match. Juan Ignacio Van Landschoot 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klaas Jan Mol in the 74th minute of play forced U21 Belgium's goalkeeper Juan Ignacio Van Landschoot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dennis Beerthuis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aaron Swiggers in the 75th minute of play. U21 Belgium's Juan Ignacio Van Landschoot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Collen in the 77th minute of play. Juan Ignacio Van Landschoot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klaas Jan Mol, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. U21 Netherlands's Dennis Beerthuis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stephen Pelgrims in the 79th minute of play. In the 80th minute Cornelis Goorts 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 81st minute, Cornelis Goorts made a precise shot to the right of Dennis Beerthuis. U21 Netherlands's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 83 minutes into the match, U21 Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when EdÃlson van Beek came free, but Dennis Beerthuis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th match minute, U21 Belgium was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Swiggers to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, U21 Belgium's Stephen Pelgrims got a free kick in the 94th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched U21 Netherlands eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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