National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Květoslav Kališ started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 3 played minutes U21 Spain got a freekick which was hit by Benito Muelas. If Iker Fabregas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute of the game Michal Hadraba made a throw-in which Michal Hadraba played forward. Vladan Krupa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Manzano in the 10th minute of the match. U21 Czech Republic's defense didn't have a chance, in the 15th minute, when Eduardo Manzano scored to the left of an out of position Vladan Krupa, making the score, 1-0. U21 Czech Republic's Vladan Krupa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduardo Manzano in the 19th minute of play. Ronald Ryška made in the 21st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Petr Tůma. 25 minutes into the match, Eduardo Manzano notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of U21 Czech Republic's Vladan Krupa. Vladan Krupa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Antolin Saboya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Květoslav Kališ, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronald Ryška made in the 35th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by U21 Spain's Quique Alcaraz. In the 37th minute, Eduardo Manzano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vladan Krupa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Manzano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antolin Saboya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vlastimil Lysák in the 46th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Benito Muelas to strike the kick off in the second half. U21 Czech Republic's Ota Trunda was substituted for Fedor Prudil. Michal Hadraba made in the 59th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ronald Ryška immediately put the ball in play. In the 61st minute Iker Fabregas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antolin Saboya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vladan Krupa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Manzano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the match, U21 Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Iker Fabregas came free, but Antolin Saboya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Czech Republic's Vladan Krupa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benito Muelas in the 67th minute of play. Vlastimil Lysák could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Antolin Saboya made a huge save. In the 77th minute, Květoslav Kališ got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. U21 Czech Republic's Martin Šmíd was substituted for Iker Fabregas. Michal Hadraba's late challenge caught a U21 Spain's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Michal Hadraba helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, U21 Czech Republic's Michal Hadraba got a free kick in the 81st minute. The supporters of U21 Czech Republic booed when U21 Spain was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandro Del Piero didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 93rd minute Martin Šmíd suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. The supporters of U21 Czech Republic booed when U21 Spain was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlitos Melerovich didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benito Muelas during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. U21 Czech Republic's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because U21 Spain had won, even though U21 Czech Republic had held more of the ball.