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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alvito Helguera took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nueva Adalucia's Larpe Cabrera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 11th minute of play. In the 15th minute Lars Meesters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Larpe Cabrera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nueva Adalucia's Larpe Cabrera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 18th minute of play. Alvito Helguera received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Arnout Reekers came out and tried to block the shot, but Alvito Helguera slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 23rd minute. Lars Meesters might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Larpe Cabrera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lars Meesters ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 30th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Eikelkamp to maneuver through the defense. Arnout Reekers didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 31st minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. In the 35th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Alvito Helguera could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 38th minute of play forced Nueva Adalucia's goalkeeper Larpe Cabrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Nueva Adalucia's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Larpe Cabrera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gijsbert ter Kruimer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Netherlands's David Eikelkamp was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Larpe Cabrera in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nueva Adalucia'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. Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a great header on Netherlands's corner, it was just that Nueva Adalucia's Larpe Cabrera managed to reach the ball for a save. Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Larpe Cabrera having to interfere. In the 62nd minute of the match Netherlands got a corner. Nueva Adalucia'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. A well done corner resulted in David Eikelkamp drilling the ball in to score 2-1 behind Nueva Adalucia's goalkeeper. Larpe Cabrera 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. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mané Alcaraz in the 69th minute of play. In the 69th match minute, Nueva Adalucia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sol Rajoi to maneuver through the defense. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mané Alcaraz in the 73rd minute of play. Gijsbert ter Kruimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Larpe Cabrera having to interfere. Wim Wilmes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Larpe Cabrera came out and tried to block the shot, but Wim Wilmes slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 77th minute. Nueva Adalucia's Cordarin Velazquez was substituted for Sol Rajoi. Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Nueva Adalucia's Alvito Helguera in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Netherlands's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Meesters in the 90th minute of play forced Nueva Adalucia's goalkeeper Larpe Cabrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvito Helguera in the 92nd minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Xesus Coya made a precise shot to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Nueva Adalucia's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.