National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1029 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 237, VIP seats: 20) Jean-Claude van Dam made the kick off and thus started the match. Likourgos Poniros in the 4thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zsolt Horváth, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Cyprus's zone, Zoltán Szilágyi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Euneos Protopsaltis came out of the goal and Zoltán Szilágyi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Euneos Protopsaltis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zoltán Szilágyi in the 8th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zoltán Szilágyi in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Euneos Protopsaltis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 14th minute U21 Hungary were awarded a corner. Flórián Havasi went to the cornerflag to take it. Zsolt Horváth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Likourgos Poniros, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After a rather tough play, U21 Cyprus's Vaggelis Adamou got a free kick in the 18th minute. Zoltán Szilágyi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Euneos Protopsaltis having to interfere. Zsolt Horváth made an important save on a dangerous shot by Likourgos Poniros in the 23rd minute. After 29 minutes, Jean-Claude van Dam made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. U21 Cyprus's Euneos Protopsaltis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Jean-Claude van Dam sped through U21 Cyprus's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Euneos Protopsaltis. When Jean-Claude van Dam came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the U21 Hungary fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jean-Claude van Dam couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, U21 Cyprus's Likourgos Poniros got a free kick in the 44th minute. Euneos Protopsaltis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean-Claude van Dam in the 45th minute of the match. Zacharias Karahalios hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Euneos Protopsaltis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean-Claude van Dam in the 47th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Likourgos Poniros kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. The corner ended in Aigis Papadis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but U21 Hungary's Zsolt Horváth did a great save. 58 minutes into the match, U21 Cyprus's goalkeeper Euneos Protopsaltis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zoltán Szilágyi. When Ferenc Gaál fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Hungary's protests and gave Ferenc Gaál a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of U21 Cyprus booed when U21 Hungary was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferenc Gaál didn't get a good kick on the ball. Konstantinos Vozoras fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zsolt Horváth having to interfere. Ede Szakály hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute, Gylippus Antonopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Hungary's Adorján Simicska was substituted for Ottó Kállay. The supporters of U21 Hungary booed when U21 Cyprus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gylippus Antonopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Euneos Protopsaltis managed to avoid a goal in the 74thth minute, when U21 Hungary's Jean-Claude van Dam fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Euneos Protopsaltis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lóránd Bányay in the 77th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the game, U21 Cyprus's Likourgos Poniros nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zsolt Horváth made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. U21 Hungary's Zsolt Horváth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Likourgos Poniros in the 81st minute of play. Jean-Claude van Dam took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Euneos Protopsaltis. Euneos Protopsaltis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. U21 Hungary made a substitution. Marcell Nyíri replaced Lóránd Bányay. The audience was convinced that Jean-Claude van Dam's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Euneos Protopsaltis was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. With an all-out effort, U21 Hungary's Euneos Protopsaltis threw himself towards the right post 89 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jean-Claude van Dam, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Zsolt Horváth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Likourgos Poniros, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched U21 Hungary eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.