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National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Rudi Voller made the kick off and thus started the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jari Litmanen in the 2nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tom Akkerboom saved Netherlands from getting behind. Iisakki Möksy made a great header on Finland's corner, it was just that Netherlands's Tom Akkerboom managed to reach the ball for a save. Tom Akkerboom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jari Litmanen in the 6th minute of play. Hans Dagelet hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Netherlands's Hans Dagelet managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Juho Rissanen in the 9 minute of the game. Tom Akkerboom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jari Litmanen, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Netherlands's Tom Akkerboom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jari Litmanen in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute Jari Litmanen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tom Akkerboom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hugo Zeldenrust had several of the Finland's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 22 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Heikki Kokkonen as he didn't even see the shot coming. Finland's Heikki Kokkonen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Finland from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hugo Zeldenrust got free with Heikki Kokkonen in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hugo Zeldenrust's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Heikki Kokkonen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. When Finland's Jari Litmanen in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Netherlands's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santtu Somervuori during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 43rd minute, Santtu Somervuori hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Finland's Osmo Ripatti was substituted for Marko Hyökyvaara. Finland made a substitution. Toni Masalin replaced Santtu Somervuori. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Osmo Ripatti stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hans Dagelet to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Netherlands defense, Jari Litmanen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tom Akkerboom. The Netherlands fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tom Akkerboom should have stopped the shot. 61 minutes into the match, Hugo Zeldenrust had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Heikki Kokkonen. Finland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hugo Zeldenrust was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Netherlands's Kristof Huisingh was substituted for Rudi Voller. Tom Akkerboom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jari Litmanen, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Zeldenrust in the 79th minute of play forced Finland's goalkeeper Heikki Kokkonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute Hugo Zeldenrust shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heikki Kokkonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute Hugo Zeldenrust shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heikki Kokkonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Heikki Kokkonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Zeldenrust in the 82nd minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Tom Akkerboom had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Osmo Ripatti. Tom Akkerboom made an important save on a dangerous shot by Osmo Ripatti in the 87th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Hans Dagelet in the 89th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Finland's Juho Rissanen. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Finland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petri Ylänen didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Hugo Zeldenrust came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Netherlands fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hugo Zeldenrust couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Hans Dagelet hit a great ball.