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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Gijsbert ter Kruimer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlos Baptista was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Carlos Baptista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wim Wilmes, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 8th minute Ersen Bumba 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. Ersen Bumba might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arnout Reekers. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ersen Bumba ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 11th minute, Lars Meesters left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Netherlands fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Carlos Baptista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 15th minute of play. Carlos Baptista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Arnout Reekers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Atilla Tarkan Ulgu in the 22nd minute. After 26 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Kees Mooiweer. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 28th minute of play forced ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's goalkeeper Carlos Baptista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer made a precise shot to the right of Carlos Baptista. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 37th minute of play forced ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's goalkeeper Carlos Baptista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Carlos Baptista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 38th minute of play. Miroslaw Majorski charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Miroslaw Majorski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gustaaf Groeneveldt might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carlos Baptista. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gustaaf Groeneveldt ran back to his position shaking his head. Carlos Baptista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 45th minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mete Karabugra to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Lars Meesters hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mete Karabugra, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Carlos Baptista proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ from getting a goal against them. 62 minutes into the match, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos Baptista narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miroslaw Majorski in the 64th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ersen Bumba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Emre Mor was substituted for Atilla Tarkan Ulgu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erdeniz Karadeniz in the 69th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 71 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. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mete Karabugra in the 72nd minute of the match. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Wim Wilmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer from long distance, 91 minutes into the match, got Carlos Baptista's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The supporters of Netherlands booed when ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Sand didn't get a good kick on the ball. Netherlands's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.