National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The audience thought a goal was coming when Geoffrey Vanhaeren got free with Robin Gentenaar in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Robin Gentenaar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Geoffrey Vanhaeren in the 7th minute. Dominik Cappelsmans could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Robin Gentenaar made a huge save. Dominik Van Heurick could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Robin Gentenaar made a huge save. U21 Belgium were awarded a corner in the 21th minute after U21 Netherlands's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gregorie Lanfan took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Kasper Heirremans heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolf Stessel in the 25th minute of play forced U21 Netherlands's goalkeeper Robin Gentenaar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 30 minutes, Jan Zuid 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. A collision led to U21 Netherlands getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Jan Zuid hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, U21 Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Adolf Stessel came free, but Robin Gentenaar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to U21 Belgium getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Dominik Van Heurick hit a great ball. U21 Belgium's Nicolaas Vercauteren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastiaan Boeringe in the 35th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adolf Stessel got free with Robin Gentenaar in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 42nd minute, Luckas Cooreman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

U21 Belgium's Will Render was substituted for Geoffrey Vanhaeren. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniël Ierlandt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Robin Gentenaar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dominik Van Heurick went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Nicolaas Vercauteren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniël Ierlandt in the 62nd minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, U21 Belgium's goalkeeper Nicolaas Vercauteren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sebastiaan Boeringe. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Netherlands's zone, Adolf Stessel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robin Gentenaar came out of the goal and Adolf Stessel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. U21 Netherlands's Robin Gentenaar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Will Render in the 70th minute of play. Robin Gentenaar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Will Render, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adolf Stessel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Robin Gentenaar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, U21 Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastiaan Boeringe came free, but Nicolaas Vercauteren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Belgium's Bjorn Cappelsmans was substituted for Luckas Cooreman. In the 85th 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. Jordy van der Vaart ran over to the corner to take the kick. U21 Netherlands's Jordy van der Vaart was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nicolaas Vercauteren in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 86th match minute, U21 Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernst Ottens to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the U21 Netherlands defense, Adolf Stessel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robin Gentenaar. The U21 Netherlands fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robin Gentenaar should have stopped the shot. U21 Netherlands's Robin Gentenaar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Will Render in the 94th minute of play. 97 minutes into the match, U21 Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Dominik Cappelsmans came free, but Robin Gentenaar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Belgium were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of U21 Netherlands for a fine match.