National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hette Hoffhuis kicked off to start the match. After having played for 6 minutes, John Hassel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Netherlands's supporters crossed their fingers, but John Hassel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. U21 Netherlands's Terry Terry played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zdzislaw Motowski in the 9th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Stijn Boswijk notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of U21 Mexico's Gianluca Kán. Gianluca Kán was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Zdzislaw Motowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Zdzislaw Motowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Terry Terry breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stijn Boswijk in the 22nd minute of play forced U21 Mexico's goalkeeper Gianluca Kán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Mexico's Gianluca Kán proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save U21 Mexico from getting a goal against them. In the 25thth minute of the game Stijn Boswijk who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Mexico's Gianluca Kán was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. U21 Mexico's Damaso Jatsu couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 28th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for U21 Netherlands. When Stijn Boswijk came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the U21 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 Stijn Boswijk couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wesley Popken during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Wesley Popken hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Zdzislaw Motowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40thth minute of the game John Hassel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Mexico's Gianluca Kán was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 40th minute, Wilfried Langenbach hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st minute, Zdzislaw Motowski made a precise shot to the right of Terry Terry. U21 Netherlands's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 46 minutes into the match, Zdzislaw Motowski notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of U21 Netherlands's Terry Terry. Terry Terry was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The U21 Netherlands players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. U21 Mexico were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Baltasar Euloxu made the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the U21 Mexico defense, Stijn Boswijk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gianluca Kán. The U21 Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gianluca Kán should have stopped the shot. U21 Netherlands's Terry Terry played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baltasar Euloxu in the 63rd minute of play. In the 67th minute, Zdzislaw Motowski made a precise shot to the right of Terry Terry. U21 Netherlands's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. U21 Mexico's Tiburcio Herauso was substituted for Edelmiro Inge. U21 Mexico's Cristobal Balasi was substituted for Zdzislaw Motowski. Baltasar Euloxu came free with the goalkeeper in the 73rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Terry Terry could save by the left post. Stijn Boswijk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gianluca Kán made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stijn Boswijk in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th minute, Wilfried Langenbach hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th match minute, U21 Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hette Hoffhuis to maneuver through the defense. Damaso Jatsu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 79th match minute, U21 Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hette Hoffhuis to maneuver through the defense. Cristobal Balasi was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 80th minute. U21 Mexico's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Roger van Gastel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. U21 Mexico's Gianluca Kán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stijn Boswijk in the 85th minute of play. With an all-out effort, U21 Mexico's Terry Terry threw himself towards the right post 90 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cristobal Balasi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Terry Terry took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristobal Balasi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Mexico's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.