National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Artur Chupryna made the kick off and thus started the match. U21 Ukraine's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Stanislav Rakytskyi in the 6th minute. After 7 played minutes U21 Czech Republic got a freekick which was hit by Karel Pavliš. In the 11th minute, Stepan Gudzikevych made a precise shot to the right of Andrej Žampach. U21 Czech Republic's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 23 minutes into the game, U21 Czech Republic's Karel Bruckner nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kostyantyn Verteletskyi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After 30 minutes, Petr Seibert mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Czech Republic and the U21 Ukraine players grew even worse after the yellow card. Petr Seibert kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Artur Chupryna's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrej Žampach was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. In the 36th minute, Vladimír Sekyra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Czech Republic fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 41st minute, Osvald Trabant hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Ukraine's Stepan Gudzikevych got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stepan Gudzikevych fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrej Žampach having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Artur Chupryna managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Ukraine's supporters rose to their feet, but Artur Chupryna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andrej Žampach breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Roman Gamayun's late challenge caught a U21 Czech Republic's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roman Gamayun helped the player get up and apologised. Roman Gamayun kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Karel Bruckner's late challenge caught a U21 Ukraine's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Karel Bruckner helped the player get up and apologised. Karel Bruckner hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. The U21 Ukraine players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. U21 Czech Republic were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Karel Bruckner to make the kick off. U21 Czech Republic's Vladimír Sekyra managed to work through U21 Ukraine's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Vladimír Sekyra dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. U21 Czech Republic's Andrej Žampach played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur Chupryna in the 55th minute of play. After a rather tough play, U21 Czech Republic's Petr Šobáň got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 63rd minute Artur Chupryna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrej Žampach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miloslav Kastner struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Kostyantyn Verteletskyi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Czech Republic. U21 Ukraine's Yuriy Nikitenko was substituted for Pylyp Sagaydak. After some careless play in the U21 Czech Republic defense, Artur Chupryna kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andrej Žampach. The U21 Czech Republic fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andrej Žampach should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Osvald Trabant during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 74th minute, Osvald Trabant hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 75 minutes into the match, Fedir Medin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andrej Žampach. U21 Czech Republic's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fedir Medin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. 79 minutes into the game, Yuriy Nayko was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Ukraine's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Czech Republic the free kick. In the 79th minute, Yuriy Nayko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fedir Medin in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Andrej Žampach prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Miloslav Kastner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to U21 Ukraine getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Roman Gamayun hit a great ball. Karel Bruckner struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Kostyantyn Verteletskyi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Czech Republic.