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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Eikelkamp in the 3rd minute of play forced ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı's goalkeeper Balaban Akçam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gustaaf Groeneveldt scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Balaban Akçam, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gust Ennemans kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Balaban Akçam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 8th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Salas came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bas Tuitert hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Balaban Akçam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 17th minute of play. Ray Hayward could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. In the 20th minute, Lars Meesters made a precise shot to the right of Balaban Akçam. ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ray Hayward in the 23rd minute. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jafta Tshabalala in the 23rd minute of play. 28 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Balaban Akçam made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taci Hürsev in the 34th minute of the match. In the 37th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Balaban Akçam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute, ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı's Taci Hürsev ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. Balaban Akçam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

53 minutes into the game, ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı's Taci Hürsev nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnout Reekers made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jafta Tshabalala in the 60th minute of play. In the 61st minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Balaban Akçam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wim Wilmes got free with Balaban Akçam in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taci Hürsev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute, Gustaaf Groeneveldt made a precise shot to the right of Balaban Akçam. ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-5. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Gust Ennemans hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Netherlands defense, Ray Hayward kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arnout Reekers. The Netherlands fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arnout Reekers should have stopped the shot. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ray Hayward in the 79th minute of play. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jafta Tshabalala, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Taci Hürsev came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Johannes Baumjohann notched a goal, 4-5, to the right of Netherlands's Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jafta Tshabalala, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After some careless play in the Netherlands defense, Taci Hürsev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arnout Reekers. The Netherlands fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arnout Reekers should have stopped the shot. 93 minutes into the match, ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Meesters came free, but Balaban Akçam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute, Taci Hürsev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-5. The ƒ¢ кคгค๔єภเz Ŧıгtıภครı players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.