National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Eddy Luirink showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sem Tinø in the 3rd minute of the match. Anselmo Gama showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hendrik-Jan Niemeyer in the 4th minute of the match. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Netherlands's goalkeeper Eddy Luirink, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Sem Tinø managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Portugal's supporters rose to their feet, but Sem Tinø was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eddy Luirink breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 13 minutes into the match, U21 Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Sem Tinø came free, but Eddy Luirink reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the game, Niels-Jan Reiling was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Netherlands's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Portugal the free kick. After a rather tough play, U21 Netherlands's Niels-Jan Reiling got a free kick in the 14th minute. Vivaldo Rego kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Portugal's zone, Erben Spiljard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anselmo Gama came out of the goal and Erben Spiljard tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Sem Tinø had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. U21 Netherlands's Eddy Luirink played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sem Tinø in the 29th minute of play. Marco Assendelft sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The attack was good, but when Sem Tinø in the 33rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. After a rather tough play, U21 Portugal's Eliseu Calado got a free kick in the 34th minute. U21 Netherlands's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Erben Spiljard in the 37th minute. The corner led to U21 Netherlands's Coos Oosterbaan getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. A collision led to U21 Netherlands getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Erben Spiljard hit a great ball. Hendrik-Jan Niemeyer kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, U21 Portugal's Eliseu Calado got a free kick in the 45th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

In the 54th minute, Marco Assendelft left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Netherlands fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Eddy Luirink made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Sem Tinø sent off a good shot on target. U21 Portugal's Nuno Madureira was substituted for Sem Tinø. U21 Portugal made a substitution. Dário Baptista replaced Valdemar Moreira. Nuno Madureira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 74 minutes into the game, Wouter Matthijs was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Netherlands's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Portugal the free kick. After 74 played minutes U21 Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Wouter Matthijs. After 75 played minutes U21 Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Wouter Matthijs. In the 77th match minute, U21 Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santiago Couto to maneuver through the defense. U21 Portugal's Romão Zarco was substituted for Virgílio Aires. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Madureira in the 82nd minute of play forced U21 Netherlands's goalkeeper Eddy Luirink to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Netherlands's Berend Hermensen was substituted for Hendrik-Jan Niemeyer. U21 Portugal's Santiago Couto managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Niels-Jan Reiling in the 86 minute of the game. With a little luck, U21 Netherlands's Eddy Luirink got control of the ball when Dário Baptista tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 96th minute, Nuno Madureira made a precise shot to the right of Eddy Luirink. U21 Netherlands's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2.

When the final whistle sounded U21 Portugal left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than U21 Netherlands.