National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 5149 (Terracing: 3862, Seating: 1184, VIP seats: 103) U21 Macedonia's Gianluca Muka started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Gavril Popov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Xaver Oberhauser tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, U21 Switzerland's goal looked a bit too open when Dobre Blagojev came free, but Xaver Oberhauser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bogoljub Utkov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Küttel, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Bogoljub Utkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Küttel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the match, U21 Macedonia's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Küttel came free, but Bogoljub Utkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the game, Gianluca Muka was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Macedonia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Switzerland the free kick. After a rather tough play, U21 Macedonia's Gianluca Muka got a free kick in the 21st minute. 26 minutes into the game, U21 Macedonia's Gianluca Muka nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Xaver Oberhauser made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 30 played minutes U21 Switzerland got a freekick which was hit by Jerrick Zellweger. Rodoljub Lozanov, 30 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Bogoljub Utkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romain Eigner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of U21 Switzerland booed when U21 Macedonia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emil Filipovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Jaime Küttel notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of U21 Macedonia's Bogoljub Utkov. Bogoljub Utkov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 47 minutes into the match, U21 Switzerland's goal looked a bit too open when Dobre Blagojev came free, but Xaver Oberhauser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Romain Eigner stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Romain Eigner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogoljub Utkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 53 minutes of play, U21 Switzerland's Romain Eigner made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bogoljub Utkov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Romain Eigner scored 3-1 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bogoljub Utkov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The U21 Switzerland fans' excitement grew in the 63rd match minute when U21 Switzerland's Romain Eigner looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 67 minutes into the game, U21 Switzerland's Jaime Küttel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bogoljub Utkov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. 75 minutes into the match, U21 Macedonia's goal looked a bit too open when Romain Eigner came free, but Bogoljub Utkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute Maxime Roulin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogoljub Utkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filippo Schurter hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Maxim Nikolov managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Macedonia's supporters rose to their feet, but Maxim Nikolov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Xaver Oberhauser breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 82nd minute, U21 Macedonia's Maxim Nikolov dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 5-2. U21 Switzerland's Filippo Schurter got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Doksim Floreski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Xaver Oberhauser tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.