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Sieroszewice
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gijsbert ter Kruimer took the kick off in the first half of the match. Christian Bale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 6th minute of the match. In the 13th match minute, Sieroszewice was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 曹朋荣 to maneuver through the defense. 23 minutes into the match, Sieroszewice's goal looked a bit too open when Gijsbert ter Kruimer came free, but Christian Bale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zachary Kosmatka took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnout Reekers. Arnout Reekers dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Zachary Kosmatka could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Arnout Reekers made a huge save. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zachary Kosmatka in the 42nd minute of play. After having played for 44 minutes, Lars Meesters managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Netherlands's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lars Meesters was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Sieroszewice's Miromir Bucyki got a free kick in the 45th minute. After 46 played minutes Sieroszewice got a freekick which was hit by Milosz Wiater. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Zachary Kosmatka made the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 52 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Zachary Piczak sped through Netherlands's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arnout Reekers. Christian Bale 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 55th minute. After 55 minutes of play, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christian Bale was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zachary Piczak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christian Bale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Meesters, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 72nd minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. Egbert Nijveldt was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 76 minutes into the game, Netherlands's Gijsbert ter Kruimer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Christian Bale made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. In the 81st 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: 3-4. In the 84th minute, Zachary Piczak left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sieroszewice fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-4. 90 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when 曹朋荣 came free, but Arnout Reekers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Netherlands supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Netherlands would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.