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Spectators: 7351 (Terracing: 5514, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 147) Ferdi Mülder started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. groningen's Hans-Cees Klap played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferdi Mülder in the 4th minute of play. Kelvin Hindriks's late challenge caught a groningen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kelvin Hindriks helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to U21 Future Stars getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Kelvin Hindriks hit a great ball. Humberto de Freitas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 9thth minute, Hans-Cees Klap skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Teo van Dijk struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Theo Okkes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for groningen. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdi Mülder in the 14th minute of play forced groningen's goalkeeper Hans-Cees Klap to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferdi Mülder in the 15th minute of play forced groningen's goalkeeper Hans-Cees Klap to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Boudewijn Ijsselhof's late challenge caught a U21 Future Stars's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Boudewijn Ijsselhof helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of U21 Future Stars booed when groningen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boudewijn Ijsselhof didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Humberto de Freitas got free with Hans-Cees Klap in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hans-Cees Klap was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ferdi Mülder showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 29 minute of play. In the 32nd match minute, U21 Future Stars was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remond Dagelet to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd minute Teo van Dijk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theo Okkes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Theo Okkes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boudewijn Ijsselhof, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teo van Dijk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Theo Okkes having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as U21 Future Stars's Ferdi Mülder slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hans-Cees Klap. That made the score 2-0 after 40 minutes of play. If Humberto de Freitas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 45th minute, Teo van Dijk left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The groningen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teo van Dijk to make the kick off. Boudewijn Ijsselhof blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Theo Okkes having to make a save. 67 minutes into the match, Ferdi Mülder had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hans-Cees Klap. groningen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ferdi Mülder was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. The supporters of U21 Future Stars booed when groningen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilfred Hassel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Remond Dagelet took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 72nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hans-Cees Klap. groningen's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as groningen's Teo van Dijk slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Theo Okkes. That made the score 3-2 after 79 minutes of play. Boudewijn Ijsselhof sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Future Stars's zone, Boudewijn Ijsselhof stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Theo Okkes came out of the goal and Boudewijn Ijsselhof tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Future Stars's zone, Teo van Dijk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Theo Okkes came out of the goal and Teo van Dijk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Teo van Dijk's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Theo Okkes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. U21 Future Stars had won after a very even match.