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National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Joško Van Landschoot started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the game, Robert Collen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Netherlands's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Belgium the free kick. After a rather tough play, U21 Belgium's Joško Van Landschoot got a free kick in the 4th minute. Joško Van Landschoot could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Dennis Beerthuis made a huge save. In the 10th minute U21 Netherlands were awarded a corner. Marnix Mastebroek went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Ferry Hebels got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gabriel Van Dyck quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 26th minute Roelof Molenaar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Van Dyck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute Roelof Molenaar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Van Dyck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Belgium's Gabriel Van Dyck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roelof Molenaar in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roelof Molenaar in the 31st minute of play forced U21 Belgium's goalkeeper Gabriel Van Dyck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the game, one of U21 Netherlands:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 34th minute there was a penalty for U21 Belgium. Adem Soyyiğit stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Dennis Beerthuis. 1-0. Dennis Beerthuis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Joško Van Landschoot showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 37 minute of play. In the 40th minute Roelof Molenaar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Van Dyck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joško Van Landschoot in the 45th minute of play forced U21 Netherlands's goalkeeper Dennis Beerthuis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Robert Collen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roelof Molenaar in the 51st minute of play forced U21 Belgium's goalkeeper Gabriel Van Dyck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dennis Beerthuis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joško Van Landschoot, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Billy Hendrickx charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Billy Hendrickx the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 64 played minutes U21 Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Billy Hendrickx. Marnix Mastebroek made in the 67th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ted Fokkelman immediately put the ball in play. 79 minutes into the match, U21 Belgium's goalkeeper Gabriel Van Dyck had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ferry Hebels. Gabriel Van Dyck made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roelof Molenaar in the 80th minute. In the 93rd minute Joško Van Landschoot 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. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The U21 Belgium fans cheered their team off the field, for while U21 Netherlands had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.