National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rhys Bibby took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Martin Zelenák hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to U21 Northern Ireland getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Frank Blackwater hit a great ball. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Northern Ireland's goalkeeper Brian Lambert, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 11 minutes, Brandon Power mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Northern Ireland and the U21 Slovakia players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to U21 Northern Ireland getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Brandon Power hit a great ball. Brian Lambert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Golo Strojek, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 21 minutes into the match, U21 Northern Ireland's goal looked a bit too open when Golo Strojek came free, but Brian Lambert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adam Hrdina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luke Nowland in the 22nd minute of the match. Adam Hrdina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luke Nowland in the 22nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Golo Strojek got free with Brian Lambert in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. U21 Northern Ireland's Brian Lambert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Golo Strojek in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Dávid Žilák hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brian Lambert didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when U21 Slovakia's Golo Strojek shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. 35 minutes into the match, U21 Slovakia's goal looked a bit too open when Luke Nowland came free, but Adam Hrdina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Golo Strojek could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Brian Lambert made a huge save. After 41 played minutes U21 Northern Ireland got a freekick which was hit by Spike Bond. Dávid Žilák kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Golo Strojek to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Dávid Žilák cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Brian Lambert was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Brian Lambert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Golo Strojek, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. The supporters of U21 Slovakia booed when U21 Northern Ireland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brandon Power didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Slovakia's Silvester Jendrišák was substituted for Norberd Juhás. Brandon Power kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. U21 Slovakia's Gabriel Urbanovský got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 65th minute, Golo Strojek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Slovakia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. U21 Northern Ireland made a substitution. Brandon Branson replaced Freddie Boston. U21 Northern Ireland's CJ Harrison was substituted for Frank Blackwater. U21 Northern Ireland's Ethan Smart was substituted for Luke Nowland. In the 74th minute, Golo Strojek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Slovakia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. 78 minutes into the match, Golo Strojek had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Brian Lambert. U21 Northern Ireland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Golo Strojek was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. 88 minutes into the game, Golo Strojek cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Brian Lambert was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 93rd minute, Michal Bada got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. U21 Slovakia's Golo Strojek got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. U21 Northern Ireland's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.