National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Frenkie de Jong in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Garry Vercauteren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 7 minutes into the game, Frenkie de Jong cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Garry Vercauteren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guus Harmsen in the 9th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Garry Vercauteren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11thth minute of the game Frenkie de Jong who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Belgium's Garry Vercauteren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Belgium's Garry Vercauteren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guus Harmsen in the 13th minute of play. Garry Vercauteren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frenkie de Jong, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Garry Vercauteren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frenkie de Jong in the 18th minute of the match. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Belgium was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eddy Terwenhout didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Guus Harmsen came up free with the goalie in the 24th 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 Guus Harmsen couldn't finish the play. Eddy Terwenhout kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Netherlands's Guus Harmsen got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 30 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Aaron Van Espen came free, but Tadej Pogačar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Oscar Verstraeten came free, but Tadej Pogačar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kristiaan De Vleeschauwere charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kristiaan De Vleeschauwere the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 36th minute, Kristiaan De Vleeschauwere hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frenkie de Jong in the 38th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Garry Vercauteren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Garry Vercauteren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marinus Doren in the 42nd minute of the match. Guus Harmsen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Garry Vercauteren having to interfere. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Damien Bakker hit a great ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Oscar Verstraeten to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Aaron Van Espen came free, but Tadej Pogačar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54thth minute of the game Guus Harmsen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Belgium's Garry Vercauteren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Netherlands's Guus Harmsen got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Garry Vercauteren was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Frenkie de Jong capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Frenkie de Jong really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Oscar Verstraeten might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tadej Pogačar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oscar Verstraeten ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frenkie de Jong in the 69th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Garry Vercauteren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71stth minute of the game Oscar Verstraeten who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Netherlands's Tadej Pogačar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Netherlands's Tadej Pogačar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar Verstraeten in the 75th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frenkie de Jong got free with Garry Vercauteren in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 86 minutes into the match, Frenkie de Jong had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Garry Vercauteren. Belgium's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Frenkie de Jong was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4.