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Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 10th minute of play forced ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's goalkeeper Antoine De Hont to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when Geert Haelemans tried to sneak it across the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Gijsbert ter Kruimer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Antoine De Hont. ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gijsbert ter Kruimer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Netherlands's Lars Meesters managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Luc Huijberechts in the 16 minute of the game. Antoine De Hont showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Meesters, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After 22 minutes of play, Netherlands's Gustaaf Groeneveldt made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antoine De Hont was left in no man's land by his defense there! Antoine De Hont made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 27th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Antoine De Hont saved ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς from getting behind. ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's Antoine De Hont played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 31st minute of play. In the 35thth minute of the game Geert Haelemans who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Netherlands's Arnout Reekers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 36th match minute, ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Steve Van Langendonckx to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 37 minutes, Gustaaf Groeneveldt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Netherlands's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gustaaf Groeneveldt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 38 minutes into the match, David Eikelkamp notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's Antoine De Hont. Antoine De Hont was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gustaaf Groeneveldt took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Antoine De Hont. Antoine De Hont dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Antoine De Hont showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

55 minutes into the match, Gustaaf Groeneveldt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Antoine De Hont. ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gustaaf Groeneveldt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. Arnaud Van Deijck hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran over to the corner to take the kick. At last the ball reached Kees Mooiweer at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς. 0-8. ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's Antoine De Hont proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς from getting a goal against them. After 66th play minutes Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot 0-9, a short shot which went by Antoine De Hont and just under the crossbar into goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 75th minute of play forced ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's goalkeeper Antoine De Hont to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wim Wilmes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Antoine De Hont came out and tried to block the shot, but Wim Wilmes slotted it home off the left post making it 0-10 in the 81st minute. Gustaaf Groeneveldt succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-11 in the 84th playminute. After 87 minutes, Arnaud Van Deijck mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς and the Netherlands players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Arnaud Van Deijck hit a great ball. Antoine De Hont made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 90th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 91 minutes, Antoine De Hont successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Antoine De Hont showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 94th minute of the match. The ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Netherlands were clearly better and deserved to take the win.