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Stadio Montesacro
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when 曲松康 sent off a good shot on target. After 6 minutes of play, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christophe Rau was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Netherlands's Arnout Reekers got control of the ball when 曲松康 tried to sneak it across the goal line. Christophe Rau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 12th minute of play. Netherlands were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after Talenti Roma Calcio's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the corner. The corner ended in Gijsbert ter Kruimer almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Talenti Roma Calcio's Christophe Rau did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Buğrahan Vecih in the 16th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Buğrahan Vecih in the 18th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Talenti Roma Calcio's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Christophe Rau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Buğrahan Vecih, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christophe Rau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 23rd minute of play. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Ianni in the 36th minute of play. A collision led to Netherlands getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Gustaaf Groeneveldt hit a great ball. Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Talenti Roma Calcio's Donato Di Sipio got a free kick in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Buğrahan Vecih in the 52nd minute of the match. After having played for 58 minutes, Wim Wilmes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Netherlands's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wim Wilmes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Christophe Rau made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 61st minute. In the 64th minute, 曲松康 made a precise shot to the right of Arnout Reekers. Netherlands's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Gustaaf Groeneveldt might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Christophe Rau. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gustaaf Groeneveldt ran back to his position shaking his head. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by Talenti Roma Calcio'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. 80 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when 曲松康 came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute 曲松康 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. In the 85th minute Celso Bibiano 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. In the 86th minute, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Christophe Rau. Christophe Rau yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. Netherlands's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.