National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 5150 (Terracing: 3863, Seating: 1184, VIP seats: 103) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Anders Dannervig took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 5 played minutes U21 Slovakia got a freekick which was hit by Ľubomír Gott. U21 Denmark's Anders Dannervig got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kasper Schmeichel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lukáš Dvorčák, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After some careless play in the U21 Slovakia defense, Peder Sarstedt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oskar Tásler. The U21 Slovakia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oskar Tásler should have stopped the shot. 25 minutes into the match, U21 Denmark's goal looked a bit too open when Lukáš Dvorčák came free, but Kasper Schmeichel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kasper Schmeichel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lukáš Dvorčák in the 25th minute of the match. Oskar Tásler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peder Sarstedt in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ant Man in the 30th minute of play forced U21 Denmark's goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pavol Bicák could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Kasper Schmeichel made a huge save. U21 Denmark's Kasper Schmeichel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save U21 Denmark from getting a goal against them. Oskar Tásler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peder Sarstedt in the 33rd minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, U21 Denmark's goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ant Man. In the 46th minute Anders Dannervig shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oskar Tásler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Lukáš Dvorčák made the kick off in the second half. Through an outstanding action, after 52 minutes, Oskar Tásler successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Richard Horinka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61st match minute, U21 Denmark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elo Altoft to maneuver through the defense. Kasper Schmeichel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lukáš Dvorčák, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ant Man in the 66th minute of play forced U21 Denmark's goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Anders Dannervig had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oskar Tásler. U21 Slovakia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anders Dannervig was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. U21 Slovakia made a substitution. Ján Novák replaced Richard Horinka. Kasper Schmeichel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Štrausz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pavol Bicák's late challenge caught a U21 Denmark's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pavol Bicák helped the player get up and apologised. Pavol Bicák hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Peder Sarstedt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Oskar Tásler made a huge save. Oskar Tásler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elo Altoft in the 89th minute. Ant Man might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kasper Schmeichel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ant Man ran back to his position shaking his head. After 92 played minutes U21 Denmark got a freekick which was hit by Louie Fruekilde. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. U21 Denmark walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.