National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Big Diamond got the match started through his kick off. Roman Bavin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerrit Hooiveld, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roman Bavin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ty Tuhuteru in the 7th minute of the match. Roman Bavin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ty Tuhuteru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerrit Hooiveld in the 10th minute of play forced U21 Ukraine's goalkeeper Roman Bavin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Netherlands's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hayden Hoebe in the 12th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of U21 Ukraine's goalie and right to Fernando Geraets. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. U21 Ukraine's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Roman Bavin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerrit Hooiveld, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anatoliy Gvozdevych hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 16thth minute of the game Big Diamond who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Ukraine's Roman Bavin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Anatoliy Gvozdevych hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Roman Bavin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ty Tuhuteru in the 21st minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Ton Mulders hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute Big Diamond shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Bavin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 27 minutes, Big Diamond made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. U21 Ukraine's Roman Bavin tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Roman Bavin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Big Diamond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the match, U21 Ukraine's goal looked a bit too open when Michel Dijkman came free, but Roman Bavin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Ukraine's Roman Bavin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerrit Hooiveld in the 33rd minute of play. In the 36thth minute of the game Big Diamond who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Ukraine's Roman Bavin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of U21 Ukraine booed when U21 Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernando Geraets didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ty Tuhuteru in the 41st minute of play forced U21 Ukraine's goalkeeper Roman Bavin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 42 minutes into the match, U21 Ukraine's goal looked a bit too open when Big Diamond came free, but Roman Bavin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, U21 Ukraine's goal looked a bit too open when Michel Dijkman came free, but Roman Bavin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gerrit Hooiveld might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roman Bavin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gerrit Hooiveld ran back to his position shaking his head. Hans van der Meijde made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bogdan Petlyura in the 47th minute.

53 minutes into the game, U21 Netherlands's Big Diamond nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roman Bavin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. U21 Ukraine made a substitution. Pylyp Zhyvyi replaced Arsen Sopkiv. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Ukraine's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hayden Hoebe was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Netherlands's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on U21 Netherlands's corner Hayden Hoebe fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Roman Bavin quite easily take care of the ball. With a little luck, U21 Ukraine's Roman Bavin got control of the ball when Frits van Gaal tried to sneak it across the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, U21 Ukraine's goalkeeper Roman Bavin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ty Tuhuteru. U21 Ukraine's defense didn't have a chance, in the 73rd minute, when Ty Tuhuteru scored to the left of an out of position Roman Bavin, making the score, 0-4. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mirko van Kempen in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roman Bavin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. U21 Netherlands's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hayden Hoebe in the 80th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Diego Sánchez notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of U21 Ukraine's Roman Bavin. Roman Bavin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Ukraine's zone, Mirko van Kempen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roman Bavin came out of the goal and Mirko van Kempen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mirko van Kempen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Roman Bavin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roman Bavin made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Mirko van Kempen sent off a good shot on target. Borys Zhuk kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Roman Bavin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ty Tuhuteru in the 89th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frits van Gaal in the 94th minute of play forced U21 Ukraine's goalkeeper Roman Bavin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded U21 Netherlands left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than U21 Ukraine.