National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sebastian Ekelund started the match with the kick off. After 5 played minutes U21 Slovakia got a freekick which was hit by Dávid Žilák. 6 minutes into the match, Sebastian Ekelund dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Adam Hrdina, 1-0. After 9 minutes, Yngvar Roth mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Norway and the U21 Slovakia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Yngvar Roth kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Fred Bonk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Urbanovský, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Fred Bonk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Urbanovský, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Ekelund in the 20th minute of play forced U21 Slovakia's goalkeeper Adam Hrdina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, U21 Norway's goal looked a bit too open when Golo Strojek came free, but Fred Bonk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute Norberd Juhás shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fred Bonk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, U21 Norway's goal looked a bit too open when Norberd Juhás came free, but Fred Bonk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, U21 Slovakia's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Ekelund came free, but Adam Hrdina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Yngvar Roth was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 33 minutes had been played. In the 34th minute of the match Viliam Kaprálik sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fred Bonk skillfully saved the ball. Fred Bonk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Golo Strojek in the 39th minute of play. After 44 played minutes U21 Norway got a freekick which was hit by Otto Bjelland. The audience was convinced that Golo Strojek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fred Bonk was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Golo Strojek made the kick off in the second half. Fred Bonk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Golo Strojek in the 51st minute of play. Fred Bonk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Golo Strojek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54thth minute Lars Helgerud easily got through U21 Slovakia's defense and fired away a shot, but Adam Hrdina leaped left and performed a fabulous save. The corner led U21 Norway's Eskil Tande to fire away a dangerous shot which Adam Hrdina despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. U21 Norway's Eskil Tande managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Juraj Timočko in the 60 minute of the game. U21 Norway's Theodor Fjermestad got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. U21 Slovakia made a substitution. Michal Malík replaced Erik Čermeľ. In the 68th minute of the match, Viliam Kaprálik tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Fred Bonk saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Through an outstanding action, after 68 minutes, Fred Bonk successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When U21 Slovakia's Viliam Kaprálik in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Norway's goalie prevented a goal. U21 Norway made a substitution. Sigve Rossland replaced Lars Helgerud. In the 72nd minute Norberd Juhás shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fred Bonk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute, Golo Strojek reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fred Bonk. The goal made the score 1-2. U21 Slovakia were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after U21 Norway's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Michal Bada took the corner. Michal Bada made a great header on U21 Slovakia's corner, it was just that U21 Norway's Fred Bonk managed to reach the ball for a save. 84 minutes into the match, Golo Strojek had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fred Bonk. U21 Norway's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Golo Strojek was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Juraj Timočko hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. A collision led to U21 Slovakia getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Juraj Timočko hit a great ball. Theodor Fjermestad struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Adam Hrdina didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Norway. Juraj Timočko made in the 91st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Golo Strojek immediately put the ball in play. U21 Slovakia's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.