National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Peter Björkman made the kick off which started today's match. U21 Slovakia's Adam Hrdina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Björkman in the 5th minute of play. Adam Hrdina stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kenny Billvall's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Lennart Johansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norberd Juhás, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Josef Johansson hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Adam Hrdina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kenny Billvall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adam Hrdina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kenny Billvall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lennart Johansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Golo Strojek in the 33rd minute of play. After 43 minutes, Erik Čermeľ mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Slovakia and the U21 Sweden players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, U21 Slovakia's Erik Čermeľ got a free kick in the 43rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kenny Billvall in the 45th minute of play forced U21 Slovakia's goalkeeper Adam Hrdina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 48 minutes into the match, U21 Slovakia's goal looked a bit too open when Kenny Billvall came free, but Adam Hrdina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Kenny Billvall took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adam Hrdina. Adam Hrdina dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Lennart Johansson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberd Juhás in the 61st minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, U21 Sweden's Kenny Billvall ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Adam Hrdina. Adam Hrdina yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. U21 Slovakia made a substitution. Igor Sojka replaced Dávid Žilák. U21 Sweden's Ingemar Stålman was substituted for Kenny Billvall. U21 Sweden's Martin Olofsson was substituted for Lars Jens. In the 68th minute Gabriel Urbanovský shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lennart Johansson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Michal Bada made a great header on U21 Slovakia's corner, it was just that U21 Sweden's Lennart Johansson managed to reach the ball for a save. U21 Sweden's Lennart Johansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viliam Kaprálik in the 74th minute of play. Ingemar Stålman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adam Hrdina read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. U21 Sweden's Hans Bergfelt quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Erik Čermeľ, made in the 79th minute of the game. Adam Hrdina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Björkman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute Peter Björkman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adam Hrdina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adam Hrdina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Björkman in the 86th minute of play. With a little luck, U21 Slovakia's Adam Hrdina got control of the ball when Ingemar Stålman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ingemar Stålman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adam Hrdina read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. After a rather tough play, U21 Sweden's Sten Sandell got a free kick in the 91st minute. Adam Hrdina was a little too slow when Ingemar Stålman got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 93rd minute. The score was now 2-3.