National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) In the 4th minute, Ivan Brůna ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tasos Brizolakos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 9th match minute, U21 Greece was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronaldinho Gaucho to maneuver through the defense. Ronaldinho Gaucho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Simon Drábek made a huge save. Tasos Brizolakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vratislav Šmejkal, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 18th minute of the match, Filippos Kostatos tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Simon Drábek saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Simon Drábek had great luck who in the 18thth minute grab hold of the ball when Filippos Kostatos from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Tasos Brizolakos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Brůna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute Ivan Brůna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tasos Brizolakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute Zlatan Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Drábek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mimoun Palić made a kick off. In the 56th minute Ronaldinho Gaucho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Drábek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Vratislav Šmejkal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. U21 Greece's Panos Zounis was substituted for Filippos Kostatos. Simon Drábek stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ronaldinho Gaucho's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. In the 63rd minute, Phan Tomas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Czech Republic's Simon Drábek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldinho Gaucho in the 74th minute of play. Mimoun Palić might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tasos Brizolakos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mimoun Palić ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 85th match minute, U21 Czech Republic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ondřej Krofta to maneuver through the defense. Mimoun Palić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tasos Brizolakos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evžen Pergl, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 95 minutes into the game, Themis Tsopakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Greece's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Czech Republic the free kick. Themis Tsopakis hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. In the 96th minute, Ivan Brůna 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: 0-2. U21 Czech Republic's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.