National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 5149 (Terracing: 3862, Seating: 1184, VIP seats: 103) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Archie Greenwood got the match started through his kick off. Will Goldthorpe was out of position in the 6 minute of play, and Paulo Dybala capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Paulo Dybala really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Santiago Cañizares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Owen Wilberforce, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Paulo Dybala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Will Goldthorpe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Dybala, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. The audience was convinced that Carlton Boothroyd's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santiago Cañizares was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. In the 22ndth minute of the game Ritchie Granville who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Andorra's Santiago Cañizares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Ritchie Granville's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santiago Cañizares was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. U21 Andorra's Santiago Cañizares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Owen Wilberforce in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Archie Greenwood in the 37th minute of play forced U21 Andorra's goalkeeper Santiago Cañizares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of U21 England booed when U21 Andorra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kurt Milton didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Andorra's Santiago Cañizares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Archie Greenwood in the 42nd minute of play. Santiago Cañizares came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by U21 England's Ritchie Granville. But to his dismay, Ritchie Granville quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. U21 Andorra made a substitution. Mick Crossley replaced Wes Case. U21 Andorra's Mustafa Kemal El Abidine Ben Ali was substituted for Kurt Milton. The U21 Andorra players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. U21 England were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edinson Cavani stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ritchie Granville received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Santiago Cañizares came out and tried to block the shot, but Ritchie Granville slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 61st minute. Will Goldthorpe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mustafa Kemal El Abidine Ben Ali in the 64th minute of the match. The supporters of U21 Andorra booed when U21 England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ritchie Granville didn't get a good kick on the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Owen Wilberforce had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Santiago Cañizares. U21 Andorra's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Owen Wilberforce was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. After having played for 70 minutes, Owen Wilberforce managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 England's supporters crossed their fingers, but Owen Wilberforce was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 81st minute of the match, Cristiano Mbappè got a very nice opportunity to score, but Santiago Cañizares was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 81st minute, Mick Crossley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Will Goldthorpe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mustafa Kemal El Abidine Ben Ali in the 85th minute of the match. U21 Andorra's Santiago Cañizares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ritchie Granville in the 88th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leo Bean got free with Santiago Cañizares in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leo Bean got in the 89th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Santiago Cañizares handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. With a little luck, U21 Andorra's Santiago Cañizares got control of the ball when Leo Bean tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of U21 Andorra booed when U21 England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristiano Mbappè didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Mustafa Kemal El Abidine Ben Ali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The U21 England supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing U21 England would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.