National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Renaud Vaury made the kick off and thus started the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Gaston Biguet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 France's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gaston Biguet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Renaud Vaury sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gerry Frantz hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maelgwn Le Bihan in the 10th minute of play forced U21 Luxembourg's goalkeeper Alf Rayner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rowan Palmer might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Morgan Villenave. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rowan Palmer ran back to his position shaking his head. Rowan Palmer scored 1-0 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Morgan Villenave, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the U21 Luxembourg defense, Gaston Biguet kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alf Rayner. The U21 Luxembourg fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alf Rayner should have stopped the shot. Morgan Villenave showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marty Blueman in the 20th minute of the match. Morgan Villenave had great luck who in the 20thth minute grab hold of the ball when Marty Blueman from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 21st match minute, U21 Luxembourg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denis Oberweis to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute of the match Romuald Dumet sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alf Rayner skillfully saved the ball. U21 France were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after U21 Luxembourg's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Romuald Dumet took the corner. The corner led to U21 France's Gaston Biguet getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Alf Rayner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaston Biguet in the 31st minute of play. In the 37th minute Gaston Biguet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alf Rayner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alf Rayner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renaud Vaury, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alf Rayner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maelgwn Le Bihan, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rowan Palmer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Andre Mansell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When U21 France's Renaud Vaury in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Luxembourg's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rowan Palmer in the 57th minute of play forced U21 France's goalkeeper Morgan Villenave to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Alf Rayner managed to avoid a goal in the 58thth minute, when U21 France's Gaston Biguet fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Alf Rayner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gaston Biguet in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute, Marty Blueman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Morgan Villenave was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. U21 Luxembourg made a substitution. Ted Feldmann replaced Perry Porter. U21 Luxembourg made a substitution. Karlheinz Baumstark replaced Gerry Frantz. U21 France made a substitution. Evan Beuzelin replaced Gaston Biguet. The audience thought a goal was coming when Evan Beuzelin got free with Alf Rayner in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of U21 Luxembourg booed when U21 France was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexis Jamet didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute Renaud Vaury shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alf Rayner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Evan Beuzelin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Alf Rayner made a huge save. Alf Rayner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maelgwn Le Bihan in the 89th minute of play. Alf Rayner made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Charly Arias sent off a good shot on target. In the 90th match minute, U21 Luxembourg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denis Oberweis to maneuver through the defense. Romuald Dumet took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 91st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alf Rayner. U21 Luxembourg's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. U21 Luxembourg were victorious despite being under pressure from U21 France for much of the match.