Beetle Juice Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Michal Kiszkiel kicked off to start the match. Lars Meesters sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Miedzyrzec Utd's Szczepan Paprotny got a free kick in the 4th minute. When Wim Wilmes came up free with the goalie in the 6th 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 Wim Wilmes couldn't finish the play. Rafal Dziura 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 9th minute. Rafal Dziura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wim Wilmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ryszard Glaza in the 12th minute of the match. Gustaaf Groeneveldt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rafal Dziura read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 18th minute of play forced Miedzyrzec Utd's goalkeeper Rafal Dziura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lars Meesters received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Rafal Dziura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. David Eikelkamp's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rafal Dziura read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Jedrzej Gajewski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. Rafal Dziura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Arnout Reekers made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Michal Kiszkiel sent off a good shot on target. 38 minutes into the match, Miedzyrzec Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Rafal Dziura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Ryszard Glaza came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 43 minutes into the game, Gijsbert ter Kruimer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Netherlands's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Miedzyrzec Utd the free kick. The supporters of Miedzyrzec Utd booed when Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gijsbert ter Kruimer didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Miedzyrzec Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michal Kiszkiel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryszard Glaza in the 47th minute of play.
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. With a little luck, Miedzyrzec Utd's Rafal Dziura got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gustaaf Groeneveldt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Rafal Dziura made a huge save. Netherlands's Wim Wilmes got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 57th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Eikelkamp to maneuver through the defense. Jedrzej Gajewski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Arnout Reekers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lars Meesters fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafal Dziura having to interfere. Wim Wilmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Miedzyrzec Utd's Michal Kiszkiel got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Egbert Nijveldt during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 74th match minute, Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egbert Nijveldt to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute Ryszard Glaza 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 80th minute of the match Miedzyrzec Utd got a corner. Netherlands's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leszek Radzyminski ran over to the corner to take the kick. Miedzyrzec Utd's Leszek Radzyminski was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Arnout Reekers in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, Netherlands's Bas Tuitert got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute of the match Leszek Radzyminski 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. 86 minutes into the match, Netherlands's Wim Wilmes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rafal Dziura narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 95 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Egbert Nijveldt. In the 96th minute of the match Leszek Radzyminski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arnout Reekers skillfully saved the ball. Netherlands were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.
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