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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 8th minute, Lars Meesters ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zé Pedro Marinho was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 10th minute Gustaaf Groeneveldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Pedro Marinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Túlio Maravilha fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Parfrente FC's protests and gave Túlio Maravilha a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Netherlands booed when Parfrente FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Túlio Maravilha didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 15 minutes Parfrente FC'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. In the 17th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Pedro Marinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gustaaf Groeneveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dedê Alagoano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. Zé Pedro Marinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 24th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Parfrente FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Meesters came free, but Zé Pedro Marinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Parfrente FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wim Wilmes came free, but Zé Pedro Marinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 37 played minutes Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by David Eikelkamp. In the 40th minute, Gijsbert ter Kruimer 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. 43 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Felippe Saraiva came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felippe Saraiva in the 43rd minute of play. After 44 minutes of play, Parfrente FC's Felippe Saraiva made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnout Reekers was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Parfrente FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Netherlands were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dedê Alagoano made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dedê Alagoano in the 51st minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zé Pedro Marinho made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Wim Wilmes sent off a good shot on target. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dedê Alagoano, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giovani Netto in the 56th minute of the match. In the 57th minute Wim Wilmes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Pedro Marinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 59th minute of play forced Parfrente FC's goalkeeper Zé Pedro Marinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnout Reekers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dedê Alagoano, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Parfrente FC's Zé Pedro Marinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wim Wilmes in the 69th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wim Wilmes in the 69th minute of play forced Parfrente FC's goalkeeper Zé Pedro Marinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute, Wim Wilmes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zé Pedro Marinho was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. In the 76th minute, Netherlands's David Eikelkamp dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. Gildo Tinoco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Arnout Reekers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dedê Alagoano in the 91st minute of play. With a little luck, Parfrente FC's Zé Pedro Marinho got control of the ball when Gustaaf Groeneveldt tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Parfrente FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Netherlands were clearly better and deserved to take the win.