National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1029 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 237, VIP seats: 20) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bruno Boy got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bruno Boy in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arpád Kudla prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rorry McPhilip made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Karel Bruckner sent off a good shot on target. Bruno Boy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Arpád Kudla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Bruno Boy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arpád Kudla was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. 10 minutes into the match, U21 Ireland's goalkeeper Rorry McPhilip had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Karel Bruckner. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karel Bruckner got free with Rorry McPhilip in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of U21 Czech Republic booed when U21 Ireland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petran Murphy didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute, U21 Czech Republic's Evžen Soldát dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Dawayne Coyle hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Arpád Kudla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Boy in the 31st minute of play. In the 34th minute, Lewis Cassin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arpád Kudla was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Petran Murphy during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, U21 Ireland's Petran Murphy got a free kick in the 37th minute. After a rather tough play, U21 Czech Republic's Vladimír Sekyra got a free kick in the 38th minute. Rorry McPhilip showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evžen Soldát, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vladimír Sekyra to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, U21 Ireland's Artt Crowe got a free kick in the 50th minute. In the 53rd minute Karel Bruckner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rorry McPhilip saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 53rd minute Karel Bruckner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rorry McPhilip saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rorry McPhilip showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evžen Soldát in the 55th minute of the match. In the 56th minute Karel Bruckner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rorry McPhilip saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to U21 Ireland getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Eoin O'Connell hit a great ball. Eoin O'Connell kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After some careless play in the U21 Ireland defense, Evžen Soldát kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rorry McPhilip. The U21 Ireland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rorry McPhilip should have stopped the shot. U21 Czech Republic made a substitution. Karel Pavliš replaced Evžen Soldát. Arpád Kudla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Boy in the 64th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karel Tkadlec in the 66th minute of play forced U21 Ireland's goalkeeper Rorry McPhilip to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Banan Callaghan's late challenge caught a U21 Czech Republic's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Banan Callaghan helped the player get up and apologised. U21 Ireland's Rowen Johnson was substituted for Bruno Boy. Banan Callaghan hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 73rd minute Karel Bruckner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rorry McPhilip saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the game, Karel Tkadlec was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Czech Republic's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Ireland the free kick. The supporters of U21 Ireland booed when U21 Czech Republic was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karel Tkadlec didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to U21 Ireland getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Bart Mis hit a great ball. In the 80thth minute of the game Karel Tkadlec who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Ireland's Rorry McPhilip was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Ireland's goalkeeper Rorry McPhilip, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rorry McPhilip showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karel Pavliš, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. If Karel Tkadlec had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rowen Johnson in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arpád Kudla saved U21 Czech Republic from getting behind. When U21 Ireland's Rowen Johnson in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Czech Republic's goalie prevented a goal. Arpád Kudla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rowen Johnson, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Rorry McPhilip took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karel Pavliš, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Czech Republic's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.