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National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Costa Rica's Alfonso Leon started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute, Big Diamond 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: 1-0. Frank Mora came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Netherlands's Big Diamond. But to his dismay, Big Diamond quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Joop Meder made in the 9th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Cobus Harding immediately put the ball in play. Antonio Picado'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. Antonio Picado helped the player get up and apologised. After 10 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Picado. Costa Rica's defense didn't have a chance, in the 11th minute, when Guus Harmsen scored to the left of an out of position Frank Mora, making the score, 3-0. Frank Mora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Big Diamond in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guus Harmsen in the 16th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Frank Mora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frank Mora didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Netherlands's Big Diamond shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-0 in the ordered_time% minute. 22 minutes into the match, Costa Rica's goalkeeper Frank Mora had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guus Harmsen. Costa Rica's Frank Mora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jordy Dirks in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Costa Rica's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Big Diamond was slow to take the kick. During this time Netherlands's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Netherlands's Big Diamond to fire away a dangerous shot which Frank Mora despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 28th minute, Netherlands's Guus Harmsen dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 5-0. After a rather tough play, Costa Rica's Jorge Luna got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In the 37th minute, Michel Dijkman 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: 6-0. After some careless play in the Costa Rica defense, Guus Harmsen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Frank Mora. The Costa Rica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Frank Mora should have stopped the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 7-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Guus Harmsen made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rdth minute of the game Guus Harmsen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Costa Rica's Frank Mora was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Big Diamond sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Costa Rica's Wilmer Guadamuz was substituted for Giovanni Lehman. Antonio Picado hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Frank Mora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Big Diamond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tadej Pogačar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Picado in the 63rd minute of play. Frank Mora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guus Harmsen in the 68th minute of the match. Frank Mora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guus Harmsen in the 71st minute of play. Netherlands made a substitution. Heiko Sibon replaced Joop Meder. Costa Rica's Jorge Luna quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Heiko Sibon, made in the 74th minute of the game. Frank Mora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Big Diamond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frank Mora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Dijkman in the 82nd minute of the match. Frank Mora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Dijkman in the 82nd minute of the match. Costa Rica's Frank Mora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Big Diamond in the 85th minute of play. Netherlands made a substitution. Taras Romanchuk replaced Guus Harmsen. Netherlands made a substitution. Robin Boelens replaced Jordy Dirks. Frits van Gaal was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Tadej Pogačar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jorge Luna's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taras Romanchuk in the 94th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Frank Mora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.