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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Predrag Nograšek started the match with the kick off. Panos Papadimidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 7th minute of play. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Los Kollas'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. In the 18th minute Lars Meesters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panos Papadimidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute Gijsbert ter Kruimer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panos Papadimidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sayveon Abad in the 22nd minute of the match. Panos Papadimidis 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 24th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Wim Wilmes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Panos Papadimidis. Los Kollas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wim Wilmes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sayveon Abad in the 32nd minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Los Kollas's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rolando Abeita in the 33rd minute. Rolando Abeita made a great header on Los Kollas's corner, it was just that Netherlands's Arnout Reekers managed to reach the ball for a save. 36 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Americo Abel came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Los Kollas's Americo Abel got a free kick in the 38th minute. Panos Papadimidis 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 40th minute. Arnout Reekers was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Agostinho Abechuco showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 42 minute of play. In the 47th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egbert Nijveldt to maneuver through the defense. In the 48th minute of the match Rolando Abeita shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arnout Reekers showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gijsbert ter Kruimer was the one to do the kick off. Panos Papadimidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 58th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Meesters in the 59th minute of play forced Los Kollas's goalkeeper Panos Papadimidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wim Wilmes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Panos Papadimidis made a huge save. With an all-out effort, Netherlands's Panos Papadimidis threw himself towards the right post 67 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Wim Wilmes, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 70 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Americo Abel came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Los Kollas's Panos Papadimidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 72nd minute of play. After 73 minutes Los Kollas's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gijsbert ter Kruimer who took care of the corner kick. After 80 minutes, Mathijn Doctor mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Netherlands and the Los Kollas players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Los Kollas booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mathijn Doctor didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Rolando Abeita came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Los Kollas 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 Rolando Abeita couldn't finish the play. Panos Papadimidis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 83rd minute. Ramiro Abello's late challenge caught a Netherlands's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ramiro Abello helped the player get up and apologised. 91 minutes into the game, one of Los Kollas:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Panos Papadimidis had in the 92ndth minute some difficulties stopping Gijsbert ter Kruimer's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. With 96 minutes on the clock, Mathijn Doctor commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 95th minute of the game. One of Netherlands:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Los Kollas:s goal. Los Kollas were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Netherlands for a fine match.