National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Spain's Francesc Tamari 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 9th minute, Coronel Castro made a precise shot to the right of Tadej Pogačar. Netherlands's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Robert Bresson 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 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francesc Tamari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Guus Harmsen got free with Robert Bresson in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Through an outstanding action, after 18 minutes, Robert Bresson successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Boukjan Bunt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Robert Bresson made a huge save. Tadej Pogačar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francesc Tamari in the 37th minute of play. Netherlands's Tadej Pogačar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francesc Tamari in the 39th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francesc Tamari in the 40th minute of play forced Netherlands's goalkeeper Tadej Pogačar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tadej Pogačar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Coronel Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Tadej Pogačar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Coronel Castro's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. 46 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Boukjan Bunt came free, but Robert Bresson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Guus Harmsen to strike the kick off in the second half. Robert Bresson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frits van Gaal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 52ndth minute of the game Guus Harmsen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Spain's Robert Bresson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frits van Gaal in the 56th minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Robert Bresson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute Frits van Gaal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robert Bresson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Big Diamond hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Spain made a substitution. Froilan Reyes replaced Francesc Tamari. Robert Bresson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Big Diamond went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Netherlands's Joop Bakker was substituted for Maarten Aelbrecht. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Froilan Reyes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Spain's supporters rose to their feet, but Froilan Reyes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tadej Pogačar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Robert Bresson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jordy Dirks in the 73rd minute of play. Robert Bresson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guus Harmsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tadej Pogačar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Froilan Reyes went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Froilan Reyes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tadej Pogačar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Froilan Reyes, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 89th minute, Guus Harmsen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Robert Bresson was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. In the 92nd minute, Spain's Froilan Reyes dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jordy Dirks in the 95th minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Robert Bresson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes in the game, Jordy Dirks dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.