National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 15926 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 5453, VIP seats: 473) Júnior Lukaku started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. U21 Netherlands's Albert Mans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wade Shannon in the 4th minute of play. Albert Mans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wade Shannon in the 4th minute of play. Jimmy Ledford showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Komen Schotte in the 7th minute of the match. Albert Mans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júnior Lukaku in the 9th minute of the match. Jimmy Ledford made an important save on a dangerous shot by Komen Schotte in the 10th minute. The U21 Netherlands fans' excitement grew in the 12th match minute when U21 Netherlands's Komen Schotte looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jimmy Ledford made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Wouter Averdijk sent off a good shot on target. Wouter Averdijk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Jimmy Ledford made a huge save. In the 26th minute, Guillermo Wilkes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Albert Mans was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. U21 Canada's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Júnior Lukaku in the 30th minute. U21 Canada's Júnior Lukaku was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Albert Mans in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Wouter Averdijk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Jimmy Ledford made a huge save. 44 minutes into the game, U21 Canada's Júnior Lukaku nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Albert Mans made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2.

The wind increased when Komen Schotte made the kick off in the second half. Wade Shannon's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Albert Mans firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 65 minutes of play, U21 Netherlands's Matthijs Ebbinge made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jimmy Ledford was left in no man's land by his defense there! U21 Canada's André Pritchett was substituted for Júnior Lukaku. U21 Canada made a substitution. Raphael Kendall replaced Austin Villarreal. 72 minutes into the game, Matthijs Ebbinge cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-3. Jimmy Ledford was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 78 minutes into the match, U21 Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Matthijs Ebbinge came free, but Jimmy Ledford reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roch Canales charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roch Canales the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Roch Canales kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. U21 Canada made a substitution. Emmanuel Hinojosa replaced Charley Otero. U21 Canada's Jimmy Ledford played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martien Overmars in the 83rd minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, U21 Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Komen Schotte came free, but Jimmy Ledford reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Netherlands's defense didn't have a chance, in the 94th minute, when André Pritchett scored to the left of an out of position Albert Mans, making the score, 4-4. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.