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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 15th minute Toni Butcher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnout Reekers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 18 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Toni Butcher came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Toni Butcher in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnout Reekers prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Patryk Bartoszek in the 38th minute. 43 minutes into the match, Bears are Back's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaaf Groeneveldt came free, but Jan Faust reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a kick off. Jan Faust showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 58th match minute, Bears are Back was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 张坤源 to maneuver through the defense. Jan Faust took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. Bears are Back'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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 67th minute of play forced Bears are Back's goalkeeper Jan Faust to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Bears are Back's Cezary Adamowicz got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 73rd minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Faust saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Bears are Back's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Jan Faust reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jan Faust took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 89 minutes, Witomir Konieczny mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bears are Back and the Netherlands players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bears are Back's Witomir Konieczny got a free kick in the 89th minute. When Gustaaf Groeneveldt came up free with the goalie in the 92nd 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 Gustaaf Groeneveldt couldn't finish the play. Bears are Back's Jan Faust played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 95th minute of play. 96 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bears are Back's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was slow to take the kick. During this time Netherlands's players had a chance to rest.