National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 13604 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 3316, VIP seats: 288) Phil Beckwith started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Barry Pettifer didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 2nd minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. When Rod Lawton came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the U21 Luxembourg fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rod Lawton couldn't finish the play. 9 minutes into the match, Rod Lawton notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of U21 Vietnam's Phan Bien. Phan Bien was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. U21 Luxembourg's Quentin Legg quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Nguyễn Teo, made in the 13th minute of the game. In the 18th minute of the match, Phan Binh tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Barry Pettifer saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 24 minutes into the match, Phan Binh notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of U21 Luxembourg's Barry Pettifer. Barry Pettifer was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, U21 Vietnam's Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh got a free kick in the 28th minute. The supporters of U21 Luxembourg booed when U21 Vietnam was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos Salas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Hồ Hoang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Barry Pettifer was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. With a little luck, U21 Luxembourg's Barry Pettifer got control of the ball when Hồ Hoang tried to sneak it across the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Hồ Hoang made the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, U21 Luxembourg's Phan Bien threw himself towards the right post 51 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rod Lawton, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Rod Lawton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Jimmy Le Saux fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Luxembourg's protests and gave Jimmy Le Saux a yellow card for diving instead. In the 63rd match minute, U21 Luxembourg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Don Wadham to maneuver through the defense. After 64 played minutes, U21 Vietnam's Marcos Salas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Barry Pettifer came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in U21 Vietnam reached it. U21 Vietnam's Phan Bien played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rod Lawton in the 67th minute of play. After a rather tough play, U21 Vietnam's Nguyễn Teo got a free kick in the 71st minute. 76 minutes into the match, U21 Vietnam's goalkeeper Phan Bien had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Phil Beckwith. Phil Beckwith could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Phan Bien made a huge save. After 81 minutes of play, U21 Luxembourg's Rod Lawton made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Phan Bien was left in no man's land by his defense there! Barry Pettifer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hồ Hoang in the 85th minute of the match. Phan Binh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Barry Pettifer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.