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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. Kirill Ivanshin started the match with the kick off. Kir Kachalov 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 6th minute. Kir Kachalov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 8th minute of play. In the 13th match minute, Балтика -95 Калининград was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Afanasiy Kolesnikov to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maksim Proskurin got free with Arnout Reekers in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kir Kachalov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 23rd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Kirill Ivanshin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Arnout Reekers, 1-0. Kir Kachalov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wim Wilmes in the 28th minute of play. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Балтика -95 Калининград's goalkeeper Kir Kachalov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kirill Ivanshin, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Kir Kachalov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 37th minute of the match. In the 47th minute, Maksim Proskurin 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gijsbert ter Kruimer to make the kick off. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 徐光朋 in the 53rd minute of play. A collision led to Балтика -95 Калининград getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Kim Fandyushin hit a great ball. When Lars Meesters came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Netherlands 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 Lars Meesters couldn't finish the play. When Kirill Ivanshin came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Балтика -95 Калининград 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 Kirill Ivanshin couldn't finish the play. After 61 played minutes Балтика -95 Калининград got a freekick which was hit by Aleksandr Bessmertnyi. After a rather tough play, Балтика -95 Калининград's Aleksandr Bessmertnyi got a free kick in the 63rd minute. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Балтика -95 Калининград was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksandr Bessmertnyi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Балтика -95 Калининград's Anatoliy Arhipov was substituted for Maksim Proskurin. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Балтика -95 Калининград was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleksandr Bessmertnyi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Балтика -95 Калининград's goalkeeper Kir Kachalov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's David Eikelkamp got a free kick in the 76th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Afanasiy Kolesnikov during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Балтика -95 Калининград was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afanasiy Kolesnikov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Netherlands's supporters rose to their feet, but Gijsbert ter Kruimer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kir Kachalov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 86 minutes, Kirill Ivanshin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Балтика -95 Калининград's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kirill Ivanshin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 92nd minute Kirill Ivanshin 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. Балтика -95 Калининград's Kirill Ivanshin got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes got a free kick in the 96th minute. Netherlands's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.