National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Milutin Mrenović made the kick off which started today's match. Jevtimije Gagić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobías Gunnarsson in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Serbia's goalkeeper Jevtimije Gagić, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 10th minute, J.P. Kapar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 France fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. U21 France's Tobías Gunnarsson got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by J.P. Kapar in the 16th minute of play forced U21 Serbia's goalkeeper Jevtimije Gagić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Espagnet made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dušan Tadić in the 20th minute. U21 Serbia's Jevtimije Gagić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tobías Gunnarsson in the 21st minute of play. If Tobías Gunnarsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tobías Gunnarsson in the 23rd minute of play forced U21 Serbia's goalkeeper Jevtimije Gagić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jevtimije Gagić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobías Gunnarsson in the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tobías Gunnarsson in the 29th minute of play forced U21 Serbia's goalkeeper Jevtimije Gagić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29thth minute of the game Tobías Gunnarsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Serbia's Jevtimije Gagić was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jevtimije Gagić stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tobías Gunnarsson's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Big Ben received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Manuel Espagnet came out and tried to block the shot, but Big Ben slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 32nd minute. U21 Serbia's Jevtimije Gagić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tobías Gunnarsson in the 35th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, U21 Serbia's goal looked a bit too open when Tobías Gunnarsson came free, but Jevtimije Gagić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jevtimije Gagić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobías Gunnarsson in the 44th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tobías Gunnarsson in the 44th minute of play forced U21 Serbia's goalkeeper Jevtimije Gagić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

After 50 played minutes U21 France got a freekick which was hit by Salomon Jestin. Jevtimije Gagić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from J.P. Kapar, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Tobías Gunnarsson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jevtimije Gagić came out and tried to block the shot, but Tobías Gunnarsson slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 55th minute. A hard shot 59 in the game by Tobías Gunnarsson from a close distance when the talented Jevtimije Gagić managed to make a qualified save. U21 Serbia's players were relieved. Todor Zakić hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. U21 France's Christian Noë was substituted for Ulysse Houssais. In the 62nd minute, Todor Zakić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tobías Gunnarsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jevtimije Gagić. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tobías Gunnarsson ran back to his position shaking his head. Jevtimije Gagić made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tobías Gunnarsson in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute J.P. Kapar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jevtimije Gagić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Serbia's Jevtimije Gagić proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Serbia from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Big Ben during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. U21 Serbia's Strahinja Sekulić was substituted for Todor Zakić. U21 Serbia's Junior Shevchenko was substituted for Milutin Mrenović. After 71 played minutes U21 France got a freekick which was hit by Tobías Gunnarsson. In the 73rdth minute of the game Tobías Gunnarsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Serbia's Jevtimije Gagić was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tobías Gunnarsson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jevtimije Gagić read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. In the 75th minute, Tobías Gunnarsson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jevtimije Gagić was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. After 77 played minutes U21 France got a freekick which was hit by J.P. Kapar. In the 79th minute Junior Shevchenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Espagnet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manuel Espagnet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Junior Shevchenko in the 81st minute of play. U21 Serbia's Jevtimije Gagić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by J.P. Kapar in the 84th minute of play. The corner ended in J.P. Kapar almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but U21 Serbia's Jevtimije Gagić did a great save. Tobías Gunnarsson scored 1-5 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jevtimije Gagić, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 92 minutes into the match, U21 Serbia's goalkeeper Jevtimije Gagić had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tobías Gunnarsson. Jevtimije Gagić made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Tobías Gunnarsson sent off a good shot on target. U21 France's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.